Don’t let thoughts of me hold you back. Just do what you want to do. Otherwise, I might end up taking you with me, and that is the one thing I don’t want to do. I don’t want to interfere with your life.
Haruki Murakami
Life Choices, Freedom, Interference, Personal Growth, Independence, Love
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More Haruki Murakami Quotes
“I’ve run the Boston Marathon 6 times before. I think the best aspects of the marathon are the beautiful changes of the scenery along the route and the warmth of the people’s support. I feel happier every time I enter this marathon.” Haruki Murakami
Marathon, Running, Support, Life Journey, Motivation, Happiness
Haruki Murakami Marathon, Running, Support, Life Journey, Motivation, Happiness“What’s nurtured slowly grows well.” Haruki Murakami
Patience Growth, Careful Nurturing, Wisdom, Progress, Development, Success
Haruki Murakami Patience Growth, Careful Nurturing, Wisdom, Progress, Development, Success“I was impressed by the variety of dreams and goals that life could offer.” Haruki Murakami
Dreams, Goals, Life, Variety, Ambition, Inspiration
Haruki Murakami Dreams, Goals, Life, Variety, Ambition, Inspiration“Reaching the finish line, never walking, and enjoying the race. These three, in this order, are my goals.” Haruki Murakami
Life, Goals, Achievement, Race, Finish Line, Enjoyment
Haruki Murakami Life, Goals, Achievement, Race, Finish Line, Enjoyment“I never trust people with no appetite. It’s like they’re always holding something back on you.” Haruki Murakami
Trust, Intuition, People, Human Nature, Caution, Relationships
Haruki Murakami Trust, Intuition, People, Human Nature, Caution, Relationships“If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets.” Haruki Murakami
Memory, Remembering, Love, Identity, Relationships, Legacy
Haruki Murakami Memory, Remembering, Love, Identity, Relationships, Legacy“A certain type of perfection can only be realized through a limitless accumulation of the imperfect.” Haruki Murakami
Imperfect Perfection, Striving Growth, Realized Beauty, Perfection, Imperfect, Accumulation
Haruki Murakami Imperfect Perfection, Striving Growth, Realized Beauty, Perfection, Imperfect, Accumulation“You are 27 or 28 right? It is very tough to live at that age. When nothing is sure. I have sympathy with you.” Haruki Murakami
Youth, Struggles, Age, Uncertainty, Life Challenges, Sympathy
Haruki Murakami Youth, Struggles, Age, Uncertainty, Life Challenges, Sympathy“I probably still haven’t completely adapted to the world. I don’t know, I feel like this isn’t the real world. The people, the scene: they just don’t seem real to me.” Haruki Murakami
Adaptation, Reality, Perception, Alienation, Self-awareness, Strangeness
Haruki Murakami Adaptation, Reality, Perception, Alienation, Self-awareness, Strangeness“Genius or fool, you don’t live in the world alone. You can hide underground or you can build a wall around yourself, but somebody’s going to come along and screw up the works.” Haruki Murakami
Life, People, Isolation, Genius, Fool, Relationships
Haruki Murakami Life, People, Isolation, Genius, Fool, Relationships“Something in her small eyes caught the sunlight and glistened, like a glacier on the faraway face of a mountain.” Haruki Murakami
Eyes, Beauty, Metaphor, Observation, Physical Attraction, Imagery
Haruki Murakami Eyes, Beauty, Metaphor, Observation, Physical Attraction, Imagery“Liest man, was alle anderen auch lesen, kann man auch nur das denken, was alle anderen denken.” Haruki Murakami
Thoughts, Conformity, Society, Reflection, Language, Life
Haruki Murakami Thoughts, Conformity, Society, Reflection, Language, Life“I was always hungry for love. Just once, I wanted to know what it was like to get my fill of it – to be fed so much love I couldn’t take any more. Just once.” Haruki Murakami
Love, Longing, Hunger, Emotional Need, Desire, Fulfillment
Haruki Murakami Love, Longing, Hunger, Emotional Need, Desire, Fulfillment“It is not that the meaning cannot be explained. But there are certain meanings that are lost forever the moment they are explained in words.” Haruki Murakami
Meaning, Language, Philosophy, Communication, Explanation, Understanding
Haruki Murakami Meaning, Language, Philosophy, Communication, Explanation, Understanding“Nobody’s going to win all the time. On the highway of life you can’t always be in the fast lane.” Haruki Murakami
Life Balance, Accepting Loss, Road Lessons, Life, Highway, Lane
Haruki Murakami Life Balance, Accepting Loss, Road Lessons, Life, Highway, Lane“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” Haruki Murakami
Pain, Suffering, Life, Acceptance, Choice, Struggle
Haruki Murakami Pain, Suffering, Life, Acceptance, Choice, Struggle“Even castles in the sky can do with a fresh coat of paint.” Haruki Murakami
Dreams, Imagination, Optimism, Creativity, Hope, Possibility
Haruki Murakami Dreams, Imagination, Optimism, Creativity, Hope, Possibility“Most of what I know about writing I’ve learned through running every day.” Haruki Murakami
Writer’s Routine, Running Inspiration, Learning Lessons, Writing, Running, Know
Haruki Murakami Writer’s Routine, Running Inspiration, Learning Lessons, Writing, Running, Know