2,618 Quotes by Haruki Murakami

In this world, there is no absolute good, no absolute evil," the man said. "Good and evil are not fixed, stable entities but are continually trading places. A good may be transformed into an evil in the next second. And vice versa. Such was the way of the world that Dostoevksy depicted in The Brothers Karamazov. The most important thing is to maintain the balance between the constantly moving good and evil. If you lean too much in either direction, it becomes difficult to maintain actual morals. Indeed, balance itself is the good.

We're all kind of weird and twisted and drowning

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

Colors shone with exceptional clarity in the rain.

When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about.

But come ye back when summer's in the meadow / And when the valley's hushed and white with snow / Its' i'll be here in sunshine or in shadow / Oh Danny boy, oh Danny Boy, I'll miss you so!

And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.

I happen to like the strange ones. People who look normal and leads normal lives they're the ones you have to watch out for.

The room is dark, but our eyes gradually adjust to the darkness.