Some people think literature is high culture and that it should only have a small readership. I don’t think so... I have to compete with popular culture, including TV, magazines, movies and video games.
Haruki Murakami
Literature, Popular Culture, Writing, Competition, Media, Culture
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More Haruki Murakami Quotes
“A theory is a battlefield in your head.” Haruki Murakami
Mind Conflict, Abstract Thought, Reflection, Philosophy, Struggle, Knowledge
Haruki Murakami Mind Conflict, Abstract Thought, Reflection, Philosophy, Struggle, Knowledge“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.” Haruki Murakami
Individual Thinking, Unique Ideas, Reading Wisdom, Books, Thinking, Individual
Haruki Murakami Individual Thinking, Unique Ideas, Reading Wisdom, Books, Thinking, Individual“Our responsibility begins with our imagination.” Haruki Murakami
Imagination, Responsibility, Life, Creation, Thought, Possibilities
Haruki Murakami Imagination, Responsibility, Life, Creation, Thought, Possibilities“You have to wait until tomorrow to find out what tomorrow will bring.” Haruki Murakami
Patience, Tomorrow, Future, Uncertainty, Anticipation, Hope
Haruki Murakami Patience, Tomorrow, Future, Uncertainty, Anticipation, Hope“In the same way that people stare up at the sky to see the moon every night, yet understand next to nothing about it.” Haruki Murakami
Sky, Moon, Life, Understanding, Philosophy, Mystery
Haruki Murakami Sky, Moon, Life, Understanding, Philosophy, Mystery“As we go through life we gradually discover who we are, but the more we discover, the more we lose ourselves.” Haruki Murakami
Self-discovery, Life, Identity, Change, Reflection, Loss
Haruki Murakami Self-discovery, Life, Identity, Change, Reflection, Loss“Accurate knowledge does not improve people’s lives. The objective does not necessarily surpass the subjective, you know. Reality does not necessarily extinguish fantasy... There are channels through which reality can become unreal, or unreality can enter the realm of the real. If we desire it that strongly. Deep in our heart. But that didn’t mean we were free. It might demonstrate quite the opposite.” Haruki Murakami
Knowledge, Reality, Subjective, Freedom, Imagination, Fantasy
Haruki Murakami Knowledge, Reality, Subjective, Freedom, Imagination, Fantasy“When I was a teenager, I thought how great it would be if only I could write novels in English. I had the feeling that I would be able to express my emotions so much more directly than if I wrote in Japanese.” Haruki Murakami
Teenage Years, Writing, English, Self-expression, Language, Identity
Haruki Murakami Teenage Years, Writing, English, Self-expression, Language, Identity“I think of rivers, of tides. Forests and water gushing out. Rain and lightning. Rocks and shadows. All of these are in me.” Haruki Murakami
Nature, Introspection, Self-discovery, Connection, Metaphorical Imagery, Inner Landscape
Haruki Murakami Nature, Introspection, Self-discovery, Connection, Metaphorical Imagery, Inner Landscape“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“The death of a dream can be, in a way, sadder than that of a living being. Sometimes it all seems so unfair.” Haruki Murakami
Dreams, Loss, Sadness, Unfairness, Life, Reality
Haruki Murakami Dreams, Loss, Sadness, Unfairness, Life, Reality“Give yourself five minutes to consider how you can turn a miserable situation to your benefit and that light bulb is going to click on.” Haruki Murakami
Opportunity, Mindset, Change, Perspective, Problem-Solving, Growth
Haruki Murakami Opportunity, Mindset, Change, Perspective, Problem-Solving, Growth“I’ve built a wall around me, never letting anybody inside and trying not to venture outside myself.” Haruki Murakami
Isolation, Walls, Self, Protection, Emotions, Fear
Haruki Murakami Isolation, Walls, Self, Protection, Emotions, Fear“But if something did happen, it happened. Whether it’s right or wrong. I accept everything that happens, and that’s how I became the person I am now.” Haruki Murakami
Acceptance, Life, Change, Growth, Experience, Reflection
Haruki Murakami Acceptance, Life, Change, Growth, Experience, Reflection“This is the extent of his knowledge of the sea: it was very big, it was salty, and fish lived there.” Haruki Murakami
Simplicity, Knowledge, Sea, Nature, Limits, Understanding
Haruki Murakami Simplicity, Knowledge, Sea, Nature, Limits, Understanding“I myself have been on my own and utterly independent since I graduated. I haven’t belonged to any company or any system. It isn’t easy to live like this in Japan.” Haruki Murakami
Independence, Self, Life, Society, Freedom, Struggle
Haruki Murakami Independence, Self, Life, Society, Freedom, Struggle“I don’t know, there’s something about you. Say there’s an hourglass: the sand’s about to run out. Someone like you can always be counted on to turn the thing over.” Haruki Murakami
Timely Support, Unshakable Faith, Unique Assurance, Hourglass, Sand, Run
Haruki Murakami Timely Support, Unshakable Faith, Unique Assurance, Hourglass, Sand, Run“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