Haruki Murakami Quotes
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I would like my kids to study well.
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I didn't dictate sections of 'Visions of Cody'. I typed up a segment of taped conversation with Neal Cassady, or Cody, talking about his early adventures in L.A. It's four chapters.
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What's upsetting about an autobiography is that the final chapter is always missing. I mean, you want the death, don't you?
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Alcohol, tobacco, and pharmaceutical drugs are legal, but they can hurt a lot of people.
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We never wore burkas because Somalis had our own culture.
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To write a book about improvisation is partly a contradiction in terms. Improvisation is spontaneous. It's in the moment.
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May the work for the further development of chemical science, which has its strongest roots in this beautiful, strong and hard-working country of Sweden, continue to flourish in the future, for the promotion of culture and the benefit of mankind.
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I can't laugh, be happy, present myself at any prize and also win on the centre court.
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I love to learn, and at some level, there's something to learn from my books. And I love art and philosophy, so there's something philosophical about my fiction.
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The best part of being a vegan is the purity and peace of mind one experiences and the strong connection I feel to the animal kingdom.
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You spend so much to buy these media net stories or full page ads to build perception... you can rather save this money and put it in the making or marketing of the film.
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Before I had Toma, I was one of those people who had no interest in other people's kids. I was. 'Don't hand me that baby!'
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When it comes to memoir, we want to catch the author in a lie. When we read fiction, we want to catch the author telling the truth.
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It's important to see color. We are not the same. We have very different experiences.
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I just keep happy and help the team when I get an opportunity.
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If you want success, be unique.
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You don't have to worry about what happened last year; you can start fresh.
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True country music is honesty, sincerity, and real life to the hilt.
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There's a lot of people that are in need. We're going little by little... I'm only one person, but we are contributing.
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Maybe, when all was said and done, that was where love began and what kept it alive: the simple, everyday act of paying attention.
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I posed nude to show my parents they couldn't dictate to me any more - that I control my life.
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I know one writer who has been subscribing authors without their permission and sending out what she thinks are helpful advice sheets, but they come off as if she's a know-it-all. She thinks she's marketing herself and her work. All she's really doing is turning readers off.
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When there's nothing to do, you do nothing slowly and intently.
