2,618 Quotes by Haruki Murakami

The human heart is like a night bird. Silently waiting for something, and when the time comes, it flies straight toward it.

When there’s nothing to do, you do nothing slowly and intently.

You’ve already decided what you’re going to do, and all that’s left is to set the wheels in motion. I mean, it’s your life. Basically, you gotta go with what you think is right.

That’s how stories happen – with a turning point, an unexpected twist. There’s only one kind of happiness, but misfortune comes in all shapes and sizes. It’s like Tolstoy said. Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.

I always feel like I’m struggling to become someone else. Like I’m trying to find a new place, grab hold of a new life, a new personality. I guess it’s part of growing up; it’s also an attempt to reinvent myself.

I collect records. And cats. I don’t have any cats right now. But if I’m taking a walk and I see a cat, I’m happy.

Your life’s just begun and there’s a ton of things out in the world you’ve never laid eyes on. Things you never could imagine.

I understand what you mean by precarious. Sometimes I feel so- I don’t know- lonely. The kind of helpless feeling when everything you’re used to has been ripped away. Like there’s no more gravity, and I’m left to drift in outer space. With no idea where I’m headed.

In the end we all die anyway.