Haruki Murakami

No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#life #life-lessons #memories #life

But I didn't understand then. That I could hurt somebody so badly she would never recover. That a person can, just by living, damage another human being beyond repair. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#person

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

— Haruki Murakami

#war #end

Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#life #life

Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#expectations

I was always hungry for love. Just once, I wanted to know what it was like to get my fill of it -- to be fed so much love I couldn't take any more. Just once. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#love

Taking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#crazy

Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#future #past #possibilities #ticking #time

The answer is dreams. Dreaming on and on. Entering the world of dreams and never coming out. Living in dreams for the rest of time. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#dreams

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

#loss #life