“Many people tell me that they don 't know what to feel when they finis...” — Haruki Murakami Quote

“Many people tell me that they don 't know what to feel when they finish one of my books because the story was dark, or complicated, or strange. But while they were reading it, they were inside my world and they were happy. That's good.”

“Tell me, Doctor, are you afraid of death?”

“For a while" is a phrase whose length can't be measured.At least by the person who's waiting.”

“And another important fact was this-I was not seeking all of her. Her entire being wouldn't fit, perhaps, in the small box I pos- sessed now. I was no longer a seventeen-year-old boy. Back then, I had all the time in the world. But not now. The time I have now, and the ways I can use it, have become so limited. What I sought now was the gentle warmth that lay inside, beneath her defensive wall. And the rhythmic beat of the heart that lay pulsing beneath.”

“A poet might die at twenty-one, a revolutionary or a rock star at twenty four. But after that you assume everything’s going to be all right. you’ve made it past Dead Man’s Curve and you’re out of the tunnel, cruising straight for your destination down a six lane highway whether you want it or not.”

“It is legal because I wish it.”

“I'm trying to keep my personal life personal. It's very hard for me because I'm a very honest person.”

“You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there.”

“One day, you might look up and see me playing the game at 50. Don't laugh. Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.”

“So many people trip in front of them because they're looking over there or up ahead.”

“This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.”