“ From the moment of my birth, I lived with pain at the center of my life. My only purpose in life was to find a way to coexist with intense pain. Haruki Murakami
“ The better you were able to imagine what you wanted to imagine, the farther you could flee from reality. Haruki Murakami
“ What I think is this: You should give up looking for lost cats and start searching for the other half of your shadow. Haruki Murakami
“ A question wells up inside me, a question so big it blocks my throat and makes it hard to breathe. Somehow I swallow it back, finally choosing another. "Are memories such an important thing?""It depen… Haruki Murakami
“ It's all a question of imagination. Our responsibility begins with the power to imagine. It's just as Yeats said: In dreams begin responsibility. Turn this on its head and you could say that where the… Haruki Murakami
“ Someone once said that nothing costs more and yields less benefit than revenge, Aomame said.Winston Churchill. As I recall it, though, he was making excuses for the British Empire’s budget deficits. I… Haruki Murakami
“ And I really wanted to see you, too, she said. When I couldn’t see you any more, I realized that. It was as clear as if the planets all of a sudden lined up in a row for me. I really need you. You’re… Haruki Murakami
