2,618 Quotes by Haruki Murakami

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    All over the world people have developed their own ideas about what's right and wrong in life, but so long as you aren't harming others or the Earth, it's your choice when you decide how you want to live your life - Yours and yours alone. Life's no piece of cake, mind you, but the recipe's my own to fool with.

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    It feels good to think about you when I'm warm in bed. I feel as if you're curled up there beside me, fast asleep. And I think how great it would be if it were true.

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    I want you always to remember me. Will you remember that I existed, and that I stood next to you here like this?

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    He does not exist here, with me, but flesh that does not exist will never die, and promises unmade are never broken.

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    Each individual has their own unique color, which shines faintly around the contours of their body. Like a halo. Or a backlight. I'm able to see those colors clearly.

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    She waited for the train to pass. Then she said, "I sometimes think that people’s hearts are like deep wells. Nobody knows what’s at the bottom. All you can do is imagine by what comes floating to the surface every once in a while.

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    Say it before you run out of time. Say it before it's too late. Say what you're feeling. Waiting is a mistake.

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    What matters is deciding in your heart to accept another person completely. When you do that, it is always the first time and the last.

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