Everyone may be ordinary, but they’re not normal.
Haruki Murakami
Ordinary People, Individuality, Uniqueness, Perception, Normality, Humanity
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More Haruki Murakami Quotes
“Which is why I am writing this book. To think. To understand. It just happens to be the way I’m made. I have to write things down to feel I fully comprehend them.” Haruki Murakami
Writing, Understanding, Thinking, Comprehension, Reflection, Life
Haruki Murakami Writing, Understanding, Thinking, Comprehension, Reflection, Life“Each individual has their own unique color, which shines faintly around the contours of their body. Like a halo. Or a backlight. I’m able to see those colors clearly.” Haruki Murakami
Individuality, Perception, Identity, Unique, Color, Aura
Haruki Murakami Individuality, Perception, Identity, Unique, Color, Aura“She was, if anything, on the plain side, at least not the type to attract men wherever she went. But there was something in her face that was meant for me alone. Every time we met, I took a good look at her. And loved what I saw.” Haruki Murakami
Unseen Beauty, Unique Attraction, Personal Connection, Love, Face, Uniqueness
Haruki Murakami Unseen Beauty, Unique Attraction, Personal Connection, Love, Face, Uniqueness“Things outside you are projections of what’s inside you, and what’s inside you is a projection of what’s outside. So when you step into the labyrinth outside you, at the same time you’re stepping into the labyrinth inside.” Haruki Murakami
Mind, Reflection, Life, Projection, Labyrinth, Self
Haruki Murakami Mind, Reflection, Life, Projection, Labyrinth, Self“Not just beautiful, though – the stars are like the trees in the forest, alive and breathing. And they’re watching me.” Haruki Murakami
Stars, Nature, Beauty, Life, Observation, Connection
Haruki Murakami Stars, Nature, Beauty, Life, Observation, Connection“Do you think you weren’t loved enough?” She tilted her head and looked at me. Then she gave a sharp, little nod. “Somewhere between ‘not enough’ and ‘not at all.’ 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. But they never gave that to me. Never, not once.” Haruki Murakami
Unfulfilled Love, Emotional Hunger, Deep Longing, Love, Enough, Hunger
Haruki Murakami Unfulfilled Love, Emotional Hunger, Deep Longing, Love, Enough, Hunger“Tsukuru Tazaki had nowhere he had to go. This was like a running theme of his life. He had no place he had to go to, no place to come back to. He never did, and he didn’t now. The only place for him was where he was now.” Haruki Murakami
Existentialism, Life Journey, Self-Discovery, Purpose, Present Moment, Identity
Haruki Murakami Existentialism, Life Journey, Self-Discovery, Purpose, Present Moment, Identity“I tell lies sometimes. The last time I lied was a year ago. I absolutely detest lying. You could say that lying and silence are the two greatest sins of present day society. Actually, I lie a lot, and I’m always clamming up.” Haruki Murakami
Lies, Truth, Silence, Society, Self, Honesty
Haruki Murakami Lies, Truth, Silence, Society, Self, Honesty“I write my novels personally, desperately and non-negligently. When I write my novels, I think about my novels only, and never do other works.” Haruki Murakami
Dedicated Writing, Passionate Work, Writing Process, Novels, Desperation, Focus
Haruki Murakami Dedicated Writing, Passionate Work, Writing Process, Novels, Desperation, Focus“If I choose to write about sheep, it’s just because I happened to write about sheep. There is no deep significance.” Haruki Murakami
Writing Process, Creativity, Simplicity, Unimportance, Personal Choice, Perspective
Haruki Murakami Writing Process, Creativity, Simplicity, Unimportance, Personal Choice, Perspective“Beyond the edge of the world there’s a space where emptiness and substance neatly overlap, where past and future form a continuous, endless loop. And, hovering about, there are signs no one has ever read, chords no one has ever heard.” Haruki Murakami
Infinite Mysteries, Timeless Loop, Unknown Realms, Space, Emptiness, Loop
Haruki Murakami Infinite Mysteries, Timeless Loop, Unknown Realms, Space, Emptiness, Loop“This is what it means to live on. When granted hope, a person uses it as fuel, as a guidepost to life. It is impossible to live without hope.” Haruki Murakami
Living With Hope, Guiding Light, Emotional Fuel, Hope, Life, Guidepost
Haruki Murakami Living With Hope, Guiding Light, Emotional Fuel, Hope, Life, Guidepost“There is some risk, of course. But risk is the spice of life.” Haruki Murakami
Embracing Risk, Life Adventure, Courage, Choices, Freedom, Excitement
Haruki Murakami Embracing Risk, Life Adventure, Courage, Choices, Freedom, Excitement“Love and used Subarus were two different things. Weren’t they?” Haruki Murakami
Quirky Comparison, Love Humor, Unlikely Parallels, Love, Subarus, Different
Haruki Murakami Quirky Comparison, Love Humor, Unlikely Parallels, Love, Subarus, Different“Sometimes I wonder why I’m a novelist right now. There is no definite career reason why I became a writer. Something happened, and I became a writer. And now I’m a successful writer.” Haruki Murakami
Novelist, Career, Writing, Success, Life, Reflection
Haruki Murakami Novelist, Career, Writing, Success, Life, Reflection“No matter how honestly you open up to someone, there are still things you cannot reveal.” Haruki Murakami
Vulnerability, Relationships, Secrets, Personal Boundaries, Truth, Intimacy
Haruki Murakami Vulnerability, Relationships, Secrets, Personal Boundaries, Truth, Intimacy“You slowly but surely become a has-been.” Haruki Murakami
Fading Relevance, Time’s Toll, Personal Legacy, Has-Been, Aging, Decline
Haruki Murakami Fading Relevance, Time’s Toll, Personal Legacy, Has-Been, Aging, Decline“When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.” Haruki Murakami
Life, Storm, Change, Resilience, Transformation, Overcoming
Haruki Murakami Life, Storm, Change, Resilience, Transformation, Overcoming