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“I can bear any pain as long as it has meaning.”

Haruki Murakami book 1Q84

IQ84 (2009-2010)
Source: 1Q84

“Every one of us is losing something precious to us. Lost opportunities, lost possibilities, feelings we can never get back again. That’s part of what it means to be alive.”

Haruki Murakami book Kafka on the Shore

Source: Kafka on the Shore

“Despite your best efforts, people are going to be hurt when it's time for them to be hurt.”

Haruki Murakami book Norwegian Wood

Source: Norwegian Wood

“There’s no war that will end all wars.”

Haruki Murakami book Kafka on the Shore

Source: Kafka on the Shore (2002)

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

Haruki Murakami book Kafka on the Shore

Source: Kafka on the Shore (2002)

“Sometimes when I look at you, I feel I'm gazing at a distant star.
It's dazzling, but the light is from tens of thousands of years ago.
Maybe the star doesn't even exist any more. Yet sometimes that light seems more real to me than anything.”

Haruki Murakami book South of the Border, West of the Sun

Source: South of the Border, West of the Sun

“Anyone who falls in love is searching for missing pieces of themselves. So anyone who's in love gets sad when they think of their lover. It's like stepping back inside a room you have fond memories of, one you haven't seen in a long time. It's just a natural feeling. You're not the person who discovered that feeling, so don't go trying to patent it, okay?”

Haruki Murakami book Kafka on the Shore

Kafka on the Shore (2002)

“Don't feel sorry for yourself. Only assholes do that.”

Haruki Murakami book Norwegian Wood

Source: Norwegian Wood

“She was, if anything, on the plain side, at least not the type to attract men wherever she went. But there was something in her face that was meant for me alone. Everytime we met, I took a good look at her. And loved what I saw.”

Haruki Murakami book South of the Border, West of the Sun

Source: South of the Border, West of the Sun

“Don't pointless things have a place, too, in this far-from-perfect world? Remove everything pointless from an imperfect life, and it'd lose even its imperfection.”

Haruki Murakami book Sputnik Sweetheart

Source: Sputnik Sweetheart

“A gentleman is someone who does not what he wants to do, but what he should do.”

Haruki Murakami book Norwegian Wood

Source: Norwegian Wood

“When you fall in love, the natural thing to do is give yourself to it. That's what I think. It's just a form of sincerity.”

Haruki Murakami book Norwegian Wood

Source: Norwegian Wood

“Maybe it's just hiding somewhere. Or gone on a trip to come home. But falling in love is always a pretty crazy thing. It might appear out of the blue and just grab you. Who knows — maybe even tomorrow.”

Haruki Murakami book Sputnik Sweetheart

Source: Sputnik Sweetheart

“Life is a lot more fragile than we think. So you should treat others in a way that leaves no regrets. Fairly, and if possible, sincerely.”

Haruki Murakami book Dance Dance Dance

Source: Dance Dance Dance

“For a long time, she held a special place in my heart. I kept this special place just for her, like a "Reserved" sign on a quiet corner table in a restaurant. Despite the fact that I was sure I'd never see her again.”

Haruki Murakami book South of the Border, West of the Sun

Source: South of the Border, West of the Sun

“So what’s wrong if there happens to be one guy in the world who enjoys trying to understand you?”

Haruki Murakami book Norwegian Wood

Source: Norwegian Wood