Haruki Murakami

Dreams come from the past, not from the future. Dreams shouldn't control you--you should control them. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#dreams

There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect despair. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#just #like #perfect #such #thing

I have a million things to talk to you about. All I want in this world is you. I want to see you and talk. I want the two of us to begin everything from the beginning. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#love #love

Whiskey, like a beautiful woman, demands appreciation. You gaze first, then it's time to drink. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#beauty

Sometimes I get real lonely sleeping with you. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#love #relationships #sex #love

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

#hurt #independence #uniqueness #emotion

I said nothing for a time, just ran my fingertips along the edge of the human-shaped emptiness that had been left inside me. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#metaphor #silence #silence

Life is not like water. Things in life don't necessarily flow over the shortest possible route. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#life #life

What a terrible thing it is to wound someone you really care for and to do it so unconsciously. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#norwegian-wood #toru-watanabe #love

Hey, Mr. Nakata. Gramps. Fire! Flood! Earthquake! Revolution! Godzilla's on the loose! Get up! ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#funny