Haruki Murakami Quotes

When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real. That is my world, you could say. - Haruki Murakami

There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect despair. - Haruki Murakami

There is nothing in this world that never takes a step outside a person's heart. - Haruki Murakami

Team sports aren't my thing. I find it easier to pick something up if I can do it at my own speed. And you don't need a partner to go running, you don't need a particular place, like in tennis, just a pair of trainers. - Haruki Murakami

Some people think literature is high culture and that it should only have a small readership. I don't think so... I have to compete with popular culture, including TV, magazines, movies and video games. - Haruki Murakami

Since I have come to America, I am often asked whether my next novel will be set in America. I don't think it will. I think I will be living in America for some time to come, but while living in America, I would like to write about Japanese society from the outside. - Haruki Murakami

Opera lovers may be the narrowest people in the world. - Haruki Murakami

No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories. - Haruki Murakami

My priority is my books, at least at this point. What I have to do is write the narrative of this time. - Haruki Murakami

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