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
Whenever I write a novel, music just sort of naturally slips in (much like cats do, I suppose). Haruki Murakami catmusicnaturally 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 have no models in Japanese literature. I created my own style, my own way. Haruki Murakami createjapaneseliterature Change image and share on social
There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect despair. Haruki Murakami despairperfectthing Change image and share on social
If you want to talk about something new, you have to make up a new kind of language. Haruki Murakami kindlanguagemake Change image and share on social
It's true that at the time I was fond of Kurt Vonnegut and Richard Brautigan, and it was from them that I learned about this kind of simple, swift-paced style, but the main reason for the style of my first novel is that I simply did not have the time to write sustained prose. Haruki Murakami brautiganfondkind share on social
I could have been a cult writer if I'd kept writing surrealistic novels. But I wanted to break into the mainstream, so I had to prove that I could write a realistic book. Haruki Murakami bookbreakcult Change image and share on social
I was enjoying myself writing, because I don't know what's going to happen when I take a ride around that corner. You don't know at all what you're going to find there. That can be thrilling when you read a book, especially when you're a kid and you're reading stories. Haruki Murakami bookcornerenjoy share on social
You have to be practical. So every time I say, if you want to write a novel you have to be practical, people get bored. They are disappointed. They are expecting a more dynamic, creative, artistic thing to say. What I want to say is: you have to be practical. Haruki Murakami artisticborecreative share on social
