Young people these days don't trust anything at all. They want to be free. Haruki Murakami dayfreepeople Change image and share on social
I've been running a full marathon every year for more than 20 years, and my record is getting worse. Getting older, getting worse. It's natural. Haruki Murakami badlyfullhave Change image and share on social
I didn't want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have many readers, in many countries. I think that's a miracle. So I think I have to be humble regarding this ability. I'm proud of it and I enjoy it, and it is strange to say it this way, but I respect it. Haruki Murakami abilitycountryenjoy share on social
My priority is my books, at least at this point. What I have to do is write the narrative of this time. Haruki Murakami booknarrativepoint Change image and share on social
Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most. Haruki Murakami freedomlifevalue Change image and share on social
Most young people were getting jobs in big companies, becoming company men. I wanted to be individual. Haruki Murakami bigcompanyindividual Change image and share on social
In my younger days, I was trying to write sophisticated prose and fantastic stories. Haruki Murakami dayfantasticprose Change image and share on social
I try not to think about anything special while running. As a matter of fact, I usually run with my mind empty. However, when I run empty-minded, something naturally and abruptly crawls in sometime. That might become an idea that can help me with my writing. Haruki Murakami abruptlycrawlempty share on social
I had no ambition to be a writer because the books I read were too good, my standards were too high. Haruki Murakami ambitionbookgood Change image and share on social
Many people tell me that they don 't know what to feel when they finish one of my books because the story was dark, or complicated, or strange. But while they were reading it, they were inside my world and they were happy. That's good. Haruki Murakami bookcomplicatedark share on social
