2,618 Quotes by Haruki Murakami

Knowledge and ability were tools, not things to show off.

Ever since that happened to me, I haven't been able to give myself to anyone in this world.

let the wind change direction a little bit, and their cries turned to whispers.

Once she was out of the car and gone, my world was suddenly hollow and meaningless.

While they're still alive, people can become ghosts.

By then running had entered the realm of the metaphysical. First there came the action of running, and accompanying it there was this entity known as me. I run; therefore I am.

Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most.

Another person's life is that person's life. You can't take responsibility.

Someone who can search for something is happy. Searching gives a meaning to life. Nowadays it’s not so easy to find something you might be looking for. The most important thing, however, is the search itself, the way you take. It’s not so important where it leads. that’s why my characters are always looking for something, maybe only a cat, a sheep or a wife, but that is at least the beginning of a story.