Kafka is one of my very favorite writers. Kafka's fictional world is already so complete that trying to follow in his steps is not just pointless, but quite risky, too. What I see myself doing, rather, is writing novels where, in my own way, I dismantle the fictional world of Kafka that itself dismantled the existing novelistic system.
Haruki MurakamiYou couldnโt begin to imagine who I am, where Iโm going, or what Iโm about to do, All of you are trapped here. You canโt go anywhere, forward or back. But Iโm not like you. I have work to do. I have a mission to accomplish. And so, with your permission, I shall move ahead.
Haruki MurakamiAs long as an individual's alive, he will undergo experience in some form or other, and those experiences are stored up instant by instant. To stop experiencin' is to die.
Haruki MurakamiNo truth can cure the sorrow we feel from losing a loved one. No truth, no sincerity, no strength, no kindness can cure that sorrow. All we can do is see it through to the end and learn something from it, but what we learn will be no help in facing the next sorrow that comes to us without warning.
Haruki Murakami