If you keep on writing for three years, every day, you should be strong. Of course, you have to be strong mentally, also. But in the first place, you have to be strong physically. That is a very important thing. Physically and mentally you have to be strong. Haruki Murakami dayimportantmentally share on social
Whenever I write a novel, I have a strong sense that I am doing something I was unable to do before. With each new work, I move up a step and discover something new inside me. Haruki Murakami discoverinsidemove Change image and share on social
I'm not a fast thinker, but once I am interested in something, I am doing it for many years. Haruki Murakami fastinterestthinker 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
George Orwell is half journalist, half fiction writer. I'm 100 percent fiction writer... I don't want to write messages. I want to write good stories. I think of myself as a political person, but I don't state my political messages to anybody. Haruki Murakami fictiongeorgegood share on social
For novelists or musicians, if they really want to create something, they need to go downstairs and find a passage to get into the second basement. What I want to do is go down there, but still stay sane. Haruki Murakami basementcreatedownstairs share on social
If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets. Haruki Murakami careforgetremember Change image and share on social
Please think of me like an endangered species and just observe me quietly from far away. If you try to talk to me or touch me casually, I may get intimidated and bite you. So please be careful. Haruki Murakami bitecarefulcasually Change image and share on social
