Two-thirds of earth's surface is ocean, and all we can see with the naked eye is the surface.
Haruki MurakamiOne heart is not connected to another through harmony alone. They are, instead, linked deeply through their wounds
Haruki MurakamiYou're not a kid any more. You have the right to choose your own life. You can start again. If you want a cat, all you have to do is choose a life in which you can have a cat. It's simple. It's your right.
Haruki MurakamiThe thoughts that occur to me while Iām running are like clouds in the sky. Clouds of all different sizes. They come and they go, while the sky remains the same sky always. The clouds are mere guests in the sky that pass away and vanish, leaving behind the sky.
Haruki MurakamiWith the advent of winter, her eyes seemed to take on a greater transparency, a transparency that lead nowhere. Occassionally, for no particular reason, Naoko would gaze into my eyes as if searching for something. Each time I was filled with odd sensations of lonliness and inadequecy.
Haruki Murakami