I'm a writer, not a professional runner. It's fun and it helps me write. I need powerful concentration. Haruki Murakami concentrationfunhelp Change image and share on social
Sometimes I wonder why I'm a novelist right now. There is no definite career reason why I became a writer. Something happened, and I became a writer. And now I'm a successful writer. Haruki Murakami careerdefinitehappen Change image and share on social
I know how fiction matters to me, because if I want to express myself, I have to make up a story. Some people call it imagination. To me, it's not imagination. It's just a way of watching. Haruki Murakami callexpressfiction Change image and share on social
When I start to write, I don't have any plan at all. I just wait for the story to come. Haruki Murakami planstartstory 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
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 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
