Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Haruki Murakami
Top 10 Best Quotes
“two people can sleep in the same bed and still be alone when they close their eyes”
“Everyone may be ordinary, but they're not normal.”
“Whiskey, like a beautiful woman, demands appreciation. You gaze first, then it's time to drink.”
“Music brings a warm glow to my vision, thawing mind and muscle from their endless wintering.”
“Unclose your mind. You are not a prisoner. You are a bird in fight, searching the skies for dreams.”
“I never trust people with no appetite. It's like they're always holding something back on you.”
“Kindness and a caring mind are two separate qualities. Kindness is manners. It is superficial custom, an acquired practice. Not so the mind. The mind is deeper, stronger, and, I believe, it is far more inconstant.”
“Only where there is disillusionment and depression and sorrow does happiness arise; without the despair of loss, there is no hope.”
“Losing you is most difficult for me, but the nature of my love for you is what matters. If it distorts into half-truth, then perhaps it is better not to love you. I must keep my mind but loose you.”
“Open your eyes, train your ears, use your head. If a mind you have, then use it while you can.”
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