I began running on an everyday basis after I became a writer. As being a writer requires sitting at a desk for hours a day, without getting some exercise you'd quickly get out of shape and gain weight, I figured. Haruki Murakami basisbeginday 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
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
In Japan, the writers have made up a literary community, a circle, a society. I think 90 percent of Japan's writers live in Tokyo. Naturally, they make a community. There are groups and customs, and so they are tied up in a way. Haruki Murakami circlecommunitycustom share on social
I just wanted to write something about running, but I realized that to write about my running is to write about my writing. It's a parallel thing in me. Haruki Murakami parallelrealizerun 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
If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets. Haruki Murakami careforgetremember Change image and share on social
As a novelist, you could say that I am dreaming while I am awake, and every day I can continue with yesterday's dream. Because it is a dream, there are so many contradictions and I have to adjust them to make the story work. But, in principle, the original dream does not change. Haruki Murakami adjustawakechange share on social
My father belongs to the generation that fought the war in the 1940s. When I was a kid my father told me stories - not so many, but it meant a lot to me. I wanted to know what happened then, to my father's generation. It's a kind of inheritance, the memory of it. Haruki Murakami 1940sbelongfather share on social
I don't know how many good books I still have in me; I hope there are another four or five. Haruki Murakami bookgoodhope Change image and share on social
