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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Haruki MurakamiOriginal title 走ることについて語るときに僕の語ること (Japanese, 2007)

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is a memoir by Haruki Murakami in which he writes about his interest and participation in long-distance running. The book is translated by Philip Gabriel. Murakami started running in the early 1980s and since then has competed in over twenty marathons and an ultramarathon.


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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.”

Haruki Murakami book What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

Variant: 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.
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“At least he never walked.”

Haruki Murakami book What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

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“To keep on going, you have to keep up the rhythm.”

Haruki Murakami book What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

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“Being active every day makes it easier to hear that inner voice.”

Haruki Murakami book What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

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