Haruki Murakami

Japan
Born on 12 Jan 1949
Writer

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So the fact that I�m me and no one else is one of my greatest assets. Emotional hurt is the price a person has to pay in order to be independent.

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Dreams come from the past, not from the future. Dreams shouldn't control you--you should control them.

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
Everyone may be ordinary, but they're not normal.

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
The pure present is an ungraspable advance of the past devouring the future. In truth, all sensation is already memory.

Kafka on the Shore
Even if we could turn back, we'd probably never end up where we started.

1Q84
It's hard to tell the difference between sea and sky, between voyager and sea. Between reality and the workings of the heart.

Kafka on the Shore
What we seek is some kind of compensation for what we put up with.

Dance Dance Dance
No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.

After the Quake
Most everything you think you know about me is nothing more than memories.

A Wild Sheep Chase
Spend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money can�t buy.

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
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