Where there is light, there must be shadow, where there is shadow there must be light. There is no shadow without light and no light without shadow.... We do not know if the so-called Little People are good or evil. This is, in a sense, something that surpasses our understanding and our definitions. We have lived with them since long, long ago-- from a time before good and evil even existed, when people's minds were still benighted.
Haruki MurakamiThinking about spaghetti that boils eternally but is never done is a sad, sad thing.
Haruki MurakamiI get irritated, I get upset. Especially when I'm in a hurry. But I see it all as part of our training. To get irritated is to lose our way in life.
Haruki MurakamiAnd it was the kind of thing that loses the most important nuances when reduced to words. He had never told anyone about it, and he probably never would.
Haruki MurakamiNo matter what they wish for, no matter how far they go, people can never be anything but themselves. That's all.
Haruki Murakami