Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakamiis a contemporary Japanese writer. His books and stories have been bestsellers in Japan as well as internationally, with his work being translated into 50 languages and selling millions of copies outside his native country. The critical acclaim for his fiction and non-fiction has led to numerous awards, in Japan and internationally, including the World Fantasy Awardand the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. His oeuvre received, for example, the Franz Kafka Prizeand the Jerusalem Prize...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth12 January 1949
CountryJapan
Haruki Murakami quotes about
You like to write. It's the single most important quality for someone who wants to be a writer. But not in itself enough.
There was just one moon. That familiar, yellow, solitary moon. The same moon that silently floated over fields of pampas grass, the moon that rose--a gleaming, round saucer--over the calm surface of lakes, that tranquilly beamed down on the rooftops of fast-asleep houses. The same moon that brought the high tide to shore, that softly shone on the fur of animals and enveloped and protected travelers at night. The moon that, as a crescent, shaved slivers from the soul--or, as a new moon, silently bathed the earth in its own loneliness. THAT moon.
Knowledge and ability were tools, not things to show off.
You can have tons of talent, but it won't necessarily keep you fed. If you have sharp instincts, through, you'll never go hungry.
Death leaves cans of shaving cream half-used.
I'll be happy if running and I can grow old together.
There is nothing in this world that never takes a step outside a person's heart.
It's not me but the world that's deranged.
The passage of time will usually extract the venom of most things and render them harmless
What I want is for the two of us to meet somewhere by chance one day, like, passing on the street, or getting on the same bus.
I move, therefore I am.
In a sense, I'm the one who ruined me: I did it myself.
Loneliness becomes an acid that eats away at you.
Please remember: things are not what they seem.