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Haruki Murakami Quotes

Haruki Murakami quotes about time

Japanese Writer January 12, 1949

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For a long time, she held a special place in my heart. I kept this special place just for her, like a "Reserved" sign on a quiet corner table in a restaurant. Despite the fact that I was sure I'd never see her again. Haruki Murakami
I decided to go swimming. I don’t know how to explain this, but I wanted to purge my body of something by exercising it to the limit. Purge it—of what? I spent some time wondering about that. Purge it of what? I didn’t know. Haruki Murakami
If a person remains tense for a long time he might not notice it himself, but it’s like his nerves are a piece of rubber that has been stretched out. It’s hard to go back to the original shape. Haruki Murakami
Tell me,” said Sumire, “have you ever felt confused about what you’re doing, like it’s not right?” “I spend more time being confused than not,” I answered. Haruki Murakami
Time is too conceptual. Not that it stops us from filling it in. So much so, we can't even tell whether our experiences belong to time or to the world of physical things. Haruki Murakami
There's a lot going on I don't have a clue about, I wrote; I'll try my damnedest to figure it all out, but you've got to undertsand these things take time. I have no idea where I'm headed—all I know for sure is I don't want to get hung up thinking too deeply about things. The world's too precarious a place for that. Start me mulling over ideas and I'll en up forcing people to do things they hate. I couldn't stand that. Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami quote: "And then, inside me, the axis of time gave one great heave."
And then, inside me, the axis of time gave one great heave. Haruki Murakami
I used to think the years would go by in order, that you get older one year at a time. But it's not like that. It happens overnight. Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami quote: "I spend more time being confused than not? I answered."
I spend more time being confused than not? I answered. Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami quote: "If sympathy was all it took to clean up shit, I'd have 50..."
If sympathy was all it took to clean up shit, I'd have 50 times as much sympathy as anybody else Haruki Murakami
Maybe time is nothing at all like a straight line. Perhaps it's shaped like a twisted doughnut. But for tens of thousands of years, people have probably been seeing time as a straight line that continues on forever. And that's the concept they based their actions on. And until now they haven't found anything inconvenient or contradictory about it. So as an experiential model, it's probably correct. Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami quote: "Taking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time."
Taking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time. Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami quote: "Every time you see a flood like that on the news you tell..."
Every time you see a flood like that on the news you tell yourself: That’s it. That’s my heart. Haruki Murakami
In parallel with their ceaseless consumption of time, people would ceaselessly reproduce time that they had mentally adjusted. Haruki Murakami
As time goes on, you'll understand. What lasts, lasts; what doesn't, doesn't. Time solves most things. And what time can't solve, you have to solve yourself. Haruki Murakami

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