A man is like a two-story house. The first floor is equipped with an entrance and a living room. On the second floor is every family member's room. They enjoy listening to music and reading books. On the first underground floor is the ruin of people's memories. The room filled with darkness is the second underground floor.
Haruki MurakamiIt's not right for one friend to do all the giving and the other to do all the taking: that's not real friendship.
Haruki MurakamiSometimes when I look at you, I feel I'm gazing at a distant star. It's dazzling, but the light is from tens of thousands of years ago. Maybe the star doesn't even exist any more. Yet sometimes that light seems more real to me than anything.
Haruki MurakamiA poet might die at twenty-one, a revolutionary or a rock star at twenty four. But after that you assume everythingโs going to be all right. youโve made it past Dead Manโs Curve and youโre out of the tunnel, cruising straight for your destination down a six lane highway whether you want it or not.
Haruki MurakamiThe body is not the only target of rape. Violence does not always take a visible form, and not all wounds gush blood.
Haruki Murakami