Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

by Haruki Murakami
Japan
Born on 12 Jan 1949
Writer

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Time is too conceptual. Not that it stops us from filling it in. So much so, we can't even tell whether our experiences belong to time or to the world of physical things.

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
The best musicians transpose consciousness into sound; painters do the same for color and shape.

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Huge organizations and me don't get along. They're too inflexible, waste too much time, and have too many stupid people.

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
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.

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
You got to know your limits. Once is enough, but you got to learn. A little caution never hurt anyone. A good woodsman has only one scar on him. No more, no less.

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Only where there is disillusionment and depression and sorrow does happiness arise; without the despair of loss, there is no hope.

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Kindness and a caring mind are two separate qualities. Kindness is manners. It is superficial custom, an acquired practice. Not so the mind. The mind is deeper, stronger, and, I believe, it is far more inconstant.

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Open your eyes, train your ears, use your head. If a mind you have, then use it while you can.

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Unclose your mind. You are not a prisoner. You are a bird in fight, searching the skies for dreams.

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Music brings a warm glow to my vision, thawing mind and muscle from their endless wintering.

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

Haruki Murakami

 

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