Life Lessons Quote by Haruki Murakami — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Like most novelists, I like to do exactly the opposite of what I'm told. It's in my nature as a novelist. Novelists can't trust anything they haven't seen with their own eyes or touched with their own hands. (Jerusalem Prize acceptance speech, JERUSALEM POST, Feb. 15, 2009)”

“That's the kind of death that frightens me. The shadow of death slowly, slowly eats away at the region of life, and before you know it everything's dark and you can't see, and the people around you think of you as more dead than alive.”

“A revelation leaps over the borders of the everyday. A life without revelation is no life at all. What you need to do is move from reason that ‘observes’ to reason that ‘acts’. That’s what critical.”

“Latter-day capitalism. Like it or not, it's the society we live in. Even the standard of right and wrong has been subdivided, made sophisticated. Within good, there's fashionable good and unfashionable good, and ditto for bad. Within fashionable good, there's formal and then there's casual; there's hip, there's cool, there's trendy, there's snobbish. Mix 'n' match. Like pulling on a Missoni sweater over Trussardi slacks and Pollini shoes, you can now enjoy hybrid styles of morality. It's the way of the world -- philosophy starting to look more and more like business administration.”

“Is it possible, in the final analysis, for one human being to achieve perfect understanding of another?”

“Devote yourself to reading, learning and writing.”

“Invest in your God-given gifts. Make the necessary arrangements for them to be felt and seen.”

“God forgive me for what I've done. God forgive me for what I will do, and forgive me for what I can't do because my religion won't let me.”

“Those who spend more time with you will determine whether or not you become successful. Choose your company wisely, and surround yourself with positive-minded people.”

“Perhaps principles are the variable features of life”

“As you end each day, ask yourself what steps you took that contributed to your path to success. What else can you do tomorrow to make significant progress? Diligence without reflection on your performance can be counterproductive to your success. Reflection is a key to growth and improvement. It helps you identify your strengths and areas that still require improvement. It also motivates you to set new goals and re-plan for progress.”