2,618 Quotes by Haruki Murakami

I have this strange feeling that I’m not myself anymore. It’s hard to put into words, but I guess it’s like I was fast asleep, and someone came, disassembled me, and hurriedly put me back together again. That sort of feeling.

We all have ordeals we must face,” Menshiki said. “It’s through them that we find a new direction in our lives. The more grueling the ordeal, the more it can help us down the road.

I’m often asked what I think about as I run. Usually the people who ask this have never run long distances themselves. I always ponder the question. What exactly do I think about when I’m running? I don’t have a clue.

People’s memories are maybe the fuel they burn to stay alive.

Why do I act like this, agreeing when I really disagree, letting people force me to do things I don’t want to do?

Nobody’s going to win all the time. On the highway of life you can’t always be in the fast lane.

It’s just a feeling I have. What you see with your eyes is not necessarily real. My enemy is, among other things, the me inside me.

In a sense, I’m the one who ruined me: I did it myself.

You can have tons of talent, but it won’t necessarily keep you fed. If you have sharp instincts, through, you’ll never go hungry.