Death was not the opposite of life. It was already here, within my being, it had always been here, and no struggle would permit me to forget that.
Haruki MurakamiYou like to write. It's the single most important quality for someone who wants to be a writer. But not in itself enough.
Haruki MurakamiI began to draw an invisible boundary between myself and other people. No matter who I was dealing with. I maintained a set distance, carefully monitoring the personโs attitude so that they wouldnโt get any closer. I didnโt easily swallow what other people told me. My only passions were books and music
Haruki MurakamiWhenever I write a novel, music just sort of naturally slips in (much like cats do, I suppose).
Haruki Murakami