Whenever I look at the ocean, I always want to talk to people, but when I’m talking to people, I always want to look at the ocean.
Haruki Murakami
Ocean Reflections, Contradictory Feelings, Emotional Pulls, Talking, Ocean, People
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More Haruki Murakami Quotes
“What we needed were not words and promises but a steady accumulation of small realities.” Haruki Murakami
Realistic Approach, Small Actions, Steady Progress, Words, Promises, Realities
Haruki Murakami Realistic Approach, Small Actions, Steady Progress, Words, Promises, Realities“The light of morning decomposes everything.” Haruki Murakami
Morning Light, Transformational Moments, Symbolic Endings, Light, Morning, Decompose
Haruki Murakami Morning Light, Transformational Moments, Symbolic Endings, Light, Morning, Decompose“Still, in the end, we all die just the same.” Haruki Murakami
Universal Mortality, Life’s End, Equal Fate, Die, End, Mortality
Haruki Murakami Universal Mortality, Life’s End, Equal Fate, Die, End, Mortality“It’s pretty thin, the wall separating healthy confidence and unhealthy Pride.” Haruki Murakami
Confidence Balance, Humility Over Pride, Self Awareness, Confidence, Pride, Boundaries
Haruki Murakami Confidence Balance, Humility Over Pride, Self Awareness, Confidence, Pride, Boundaries“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“No matter what they wish for, no matter how far they go, people can never be anything but themselves. That’s all.” Haruki Murakami
Identity, Self, Life, Realization, Authenticity, Acceptance
Haruki Murakami Identity, Self, Life, Realization, Authenticity, Acceptance“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“When I write about a 15-year old, I jump, I return to the days when I was that age. It’s like a time machine. I can remember everything. I can feel the wind. I can smell the air. Very actually. Very vividly.” Haruki Murakami
Nostalgic Writing, Vivid Memories, Time Machine, Youth, Wind, Nostalgia
Haruki Murakami Nostalgic Writing, Vivid Memories, Time Machine, Youth, Wind, Nostalgia“Please remember: things are not what they seem.” Haruki Murakami
Perception, Illusion, Reality, Awareness, Truth, Mystery
Haruki Murakami Perception, Illusion, Reality, Awareness, Truth, Mystery“Always remember that to argue, and win, is to break down the reality of the person you are arguing against. It is painful to lose your reality, so be kind, even if you are right.” Haruki Murakami
Kind Arguments, Empathy In Conflict, Debate Lessons, Argue, Kind, Reality
Haruki Murakami Kind Arguments, Empathy In Conflict, Debate Lessons, Argue, Kind, Reality“No war is won or lost until the final battle is over.” Haruki Murakami
War Philosophy, Resilience, Conflict, Determination, Endurance, Strategy
Haruki Murakami War Philosophy, Resilience, Conflict, Determination, Endurance, Strategy“A person learns how to love himself through the simple acts of loving and being loved by someone else.” Haruki Murakami
Self Love, Acts Of Care, Reciprocal Love, Love, Self Worth, Relationships
Haruki Murakami Self Love, Acts Of Care, Reciprocal Love, Love, Self Worth, Relationships“I said nothing for a time, just ran my fingertips along the edge of the human-shaped emptiness that had been left inside me.” Haruki Murakami
Silence, Emptiness, Heart, Reflection, Loss, Self
Haruki Murakami Silence, Emptiness, Heart, Reflection, Loss, Self“I wrote my first two long novels and an anthology of short narratives, when I was a manager of my own jazz bar. There was not enough time to write and I didn’t know how to write novels. Therefore, I made written collages of aphorisms and rags.” Haruki Murakami
Writing, Creativity, Jazz, Life, Time, Art
Haruki Murakami Writing, Creativity, Jazz, Life, Time, Art“Only where there is disillusionment and depression and sorrow does happiness arise; without the despair of loss, there is no hope.” Haruki Murakami
Hope And Despair, Emotional Growth, Happiness, Loss, Philosophy, Resilience
Haruki Murakami Hope And Despair, Emotional Growth, Happiness, Loss, Philosophy, Resilience“Not everything was lost in the flow of time.” Haruki Murakami
Time, Memory, Loss, Life, Reflection, Continuity
Haruki Murakami Time, Memory, Loss, Life, Reflection, Continuity“There is nothing so cruel in this world as the desolation of having nothing to hope for.” Haruki Murakami
Hopelessness, Cruel World, Emotional Desolation, Despair, Hope, Loneliness
Haruki Murakami Hopelessness, Cruel World, Emotional Desolation, Despair, Hope, Loneliness“As time goes on, you’ll understand. What lasts, lasts; what doesn’t, doesn’t. Time solves most things. And what time can’t solve, you have to solve yourself.” Haruki Murakami
Time, Life, Reflection, Understanding, Patience, Problem-solving
Haruki Murakami Time, Life, Reflection, Understanding, Patience, Problem-solving