Haruki Murakami

An empty shell. Those were the first words that sprang to mind. .... Something incredibly important - .. - had disappeared from Miu for good. Leaving behind not life, but its absence ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#life

Of course, they're not clowning around trying to make me laugh. They're doing their best to live very serious lives, and they just happen to fall down sometimes. I think that's cool. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#inspirational #life #murakami #inspirational

It's easy to talk big, but the important thing is whether or not you clean up the shit. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#life #shit #talking #truth #life

Loving another person is a wonderful thing, and if that love is sincere, no one ends up tossed into a labyrinth. You have to have more faith in yourself. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#loving #sincerity #truth #faith

It was a strange feeling, like touching a void. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#storytelling #storytelling

That's gotta be one of the principles behind reality. Accepting things that are hard to comprehend, and leaving them that way. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#thoughts-on-life #life

He does not exist here, with me, but flesh that does not exist will never die, and promises unmade are never broken. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#love

Don't tell me anymore. You should have your dream, as the old woman told you to. I understand how you feel, but if you put those feelings into words they will turn into lies. (from Thailand) ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#feelings #lies #dreams

Have your dream...What you need now more than anything is discipline. Cast off mere words. Words turn into stone. (from Thailand) ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#dreams #words #dreams

Sheep hurt my father, and through my father, sheep have also hurt me. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#funny