Haruki Murakami

People fall in love without reason, without even wanting to. You can't predict it. That's love. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#love

What I was chasing in circles must have been the tail of the darkness inside me. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#life-lesson #psychology #life

I’ve never once thought about how I was going to die,” she said. “I can’t think about it. I don’t even know how I’m going to live. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#life #life-and-death #death

I'll be happy if running and I can grow old together. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#old-age #running #age

You've already decided what you're going to do, and all that's left is to set the wheels in motion. I mean, it's your life. Basically, you gotta go with what you think is right. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#life

It's not right for one friend to do all the giving and the other to do all the taking: that's not read friendship. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#friendship

Generally, people who are good at writing letters have no need to write letters. They've got plenty of life to lead inside their own context. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#writing #life

There is nothing in this world that never takes a step outside a person's heart. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#honesty #intent #internal-self #love #secrets

Living like an empty shell is not really living, no matter how many years it may go on. The heart and flesh of an empty shell give birth to nothing more than the life of an empty shell. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#life

Artists are those who can evade the verbose. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#artists #creativity #art