Haruki Murakami

Japan
Born on 12 Jan 1949
Writer

in: Kafka on the Shore

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On Mind:

Narrow minds devoid of imagination. Intolerance, theories cut off from reality, empty terminology, usurped ideals, inflexible systems. Those are the things that really frighten me. What I absolutely fear and loathe.

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On Life:

In everybody�s life there�s a point of no return. And in a very few cases, a point where you can�t go forward anymore. And when we reach that point, all we can do is quietly accept the fact. That�s how we survive.

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On Silence:

Silence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.

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On Conversation:

Taking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time.

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On War:

Listen up - there's no war that will end all wars.

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On Happiness:

It's like Tolstoy said. Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.

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On Love:

If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets.

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On Memory:

Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.

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