My short stories are like soft shadows I have set out in the world, faint footprints I have left. I remember exactly where I set down each and every one of them, and how I felt when I did. Short stories are like guideposts to my heart.
Haruki MurakamiMere humans who root through their refrigerators at three o'clock in the morning can only produce writing that matches what they do. And that includes me.
Haruki MurakamiHundreds of butterflies flitted in and out of sight like short-lived punctuation marks in a stream of consciousness without beginning or end.
Haruki MurakamiTo know oneโs own state is not a simple matter. One cannot look directly at oneโs own face with oneโs own eyes, for example. One has no choice but to look at oneโs reflection in the mirror. Through experience, we come to believe that the image is correct, but that is all.
Haruki Murakami