#haruki murakami

In this world, there are things you can only do alone, and things you can only do with somebody else. It’s important to

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I want you always to remember me. Will you remember that I existed, and that I stood next to you here like this?

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I’ve decided to make myself strong. As far as I can tell, that’s all I can do.

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The thing I’m most afraid of is me. Of not knowing what I’m going to do. Of not knowing what I’m doing right now.

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I felt utterly alone, like I was the last person alive on Earth. I can’t describe that feeling of total loneliness. I

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Never let fear and stupid pride make you lose someone who’s precious to you.

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The sad truth is that certain types of things can’t go backward. Once they start going forward, no matter what you do,

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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.

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No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.

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I have a million things to talk to you about. A million things we have to talk about. All I want in this world is you. I want

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Most people are not looking for provable truths. As you said, truth is often accompanied by intense pain, and almost no one

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And you’ll return to real life. You need to live it to the fullest. No matter how shallow and dull things might get, this

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Taking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time.

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Memories and thoughts age, just as people do. But certain thoughts can never age, and certain memories can never fade.

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I have a million things to talk to you about. All I want in this world is you. I want to see you and talk. I want the two of

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You’re seeking something, but at the same time, you are running away for all you’re worth.

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You’re not a kid anymore. You have the right to choose your own life. You can start again. If you want a cat, all you have to

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I think you still love me, but we can’t escape the fact that I’m not enough for you. I knew this was going to happen. So I’m

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The people I met in the classroom were less living beings than mere shadows crossing my path.

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A person learns how to love himself through the simple acts of loving and being loved by someone else.

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I was in my house, alone in the living room, anxious about you, watching the flashes of lightning. And a flash of lightning

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Look deep enough into any person and you will find something shining within. My job was to uncover this and, if the surface

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In this world, there are things you can only do alone, and things you can only do with somebody else. It’s important to

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If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets.

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