His heart, like mine, was ticking off the time allotted to his small restless body. — Haruki Murakami
Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that’s how we’ve got to live. — Haruki Murakami
I am 55 years old now. It takes three years to write one book. I don’t know how many books I will be able to write before I die. — Haruki Murakami
I didn’t want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have many readers, in many countries. — Haruki Murakami
I lost some of my friends because I got so famous, people who just assumed that I would be different now. — Haruki Murakami
In japan they prefer the realistic style. They like answers and conclusions, but my stories have none. — Haruki Murakami
Most young people were getting jobs in big companies, becoming company men. I wanted to be individual. — Haruki Murakami
There’s no such thing as perfect writing, just like there’s no such thing as perfect despair. — Haruki Murakami
When I write about a 15-year old, I jump, I return to the days when I was that age. It’s like a time machine. — Haruki Murakami
You are 27 or 28 right? it is very tough to live at that age. When nothing is sure. I have sympathy with you. — Haruki Murakami