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
Writing is fun - at least mostly. I write for four hours every day. After that I go running. As a rule, 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). That's easy to manage. Haruki Murakami dayeasyfun Change image and share on social
A fortunate author can write maybe twelve novels in his lifetime. Haruki Murakami authorfortunatelifetime Change image and share on social
Confidence, as a teenager? Because I knew what I loved. I loved to read; I loved to listen to music; and I loved cats. Those three things. So, even though I was an only kid, I could be happy because I knew what I loved. Haruki Murakami catconfidencehappy share on social
I've run the Boston Marathon 6 times before. I think the best aspects of the marathon are the beautiful changes of the scenery along the route and the warmth of the people's support. I feel happier every time I enter this marathon. Haruki Murakami aspectbeautifulboston share on social
I collect records. And cats. I don't have any cats right now. But if I'm taking a walk and I see a cat, I'm happy. Haruki Murakami catcollecthappy Change image and share on social
My heroes don't have anything special. They have something to tell other people but they don't know how, so they talk to themselves. Haruki Murakami heropeoplespecial Change image and share on social
When I was a teenager, I thought how great it would be if only I could write novels in English. I had the feeling that I would be able to express my emotions so much more directly than if I wrote in Japanese. Haruki Murakami directlyemotionenglish 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
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
