MURAKAMI BOOK QUOTES

“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.” – Norwegian Wood

“Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions. You change direction but the sandstorm chases you.” – Kafka on the Shore

“If you can love someone with your whole heart, even one person, then there’s salvation in life.” – 1Q84

“I think you have to be a little bit crazy to write a great novel.” – Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

“The truth is that the world is not kind to people who are different or odd, or like to be alone. It’s a harsh reality.” – The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

“When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.” – Kafka on the Shore

“Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.” – Norwegian Wood

“If you can’t understand it without an explanation, you can’t understand it with an explanation.” – 1Q84

“I have no talent. I have nothing to say.” – Hear the Wind Sing

“People who read a lot of books are different from those who don’t.” – Dance Dance Dance

“Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.” – Kafka on the Shore

“Silence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.” – A Wild Sheep Chase

“Once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in.” – Kafka on the Shore

“Whatever it is you’re seeking won’t come in the form you’re expecting.” – Kafka on the Shore EVEN THE DEVIL CAN QUOTE SCRIPTURE

“Listen up – there’s no war that will end all wars.” – Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

“In this world, there are things you can only do alone, and things you can only do with somebody else. It’s important to combine the two in just the right amount.” – After Dark

“When you go with the flow, you are able to gently let go of things. Letting go is the key to happiness.” – Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

“Each time, I tell myself it’s the last time, but I’m not yet finished with him. I don’t know what will happen tomorrow, but I want to see him again, tonight if possible.” – Norwegian Wood

“If you want to know more about me, come read my books. It’s all in there.” – Kafka on the Shore

“It’s not always easy to tell the difference between thinking about somebody and thinking about not thinking about somebody, especially when you’re living alone.” – Sputnik Sweetheart

“What happens when people open their hearts? They get better.” – Norwegian Wood

“As time goes on, you’ll understand. What lasts, lasts; what doesn’t, doesn’t. Time solves most things. And what time can’t solve, you have to solve yourself.” – Dance Dance Dance

“The more you try to forget someone, the more you think about them.” – Norwegian Wood

“Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions. You change direction but the sandstorm chases you.” – Kafka on the Shore

“When you’re scared but you still do it anyway, that’s brave.” – 1Q84

“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in.” – Kafka on the Shore