2,618 Quotes by Haruki Murakami

That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.

How much do you love me?? Midori asked. ‘Enough to melt all the tigers in the world to butter,’ I said.

Whatever it is you’re seeking won’t come in the form you’re expecting.

That’s what we all do: endlessly take the long way around.

Most of the psychological differences between men and women seem to come from differences in their reproductive system.

In other words, let’s face it: Life is basically unfair. But even in a situation that’s unfair, I think it’s possible to seek out a kind of fairness. Of course, that might take time and effort. And maybe it won’t seem to be worth all that. It’s up to each individual to decide whether or not it is.

I wondered if she was trying to convey something to me, something she could not put into words – something prior to words that she could not grasp within herself and which therefore had no hope of ever turning into words.

Genius or fool, you don’t live in the world alone. You can hide underground or you can build a wall around yourself, but somebody’s going to come along and screw up the works.

When I start to write, I don’t have any plan at all. I just wait for the story to come.