Haruki Murakami Quotes
When I write a novel I put into play all the information inside me. It might be Japanese information or it might be Western; I don't draw a distinction between the two.
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I have an ambition to write a great book, but that's really a competition with myself. I've noticed that a lot of young writers, people in all media, want to be famous but they don't really want to do anything. I can't think of anything less worth striving for than fame.
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One can't do anything alone in Haiti. Sharing and cooperation are so deeply woven into the culture that sometimes it's hard to have a separate thought.
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After watching me in a larger-than-life character in 'Magadheera,' the audiences didn't accept me as a college–going boy in 'Orange.'
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Everything must be recaptured and relocated in the general framework of history, so that despite the difficulties, the fundamental paradoxes and contradictions, we may respect the unity of history which is also the unity of life.
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When I realised that I had feelings for men as well as women, at first I was worried and frightened, and there was a certain amount of 'Who am I? Am I a criminal?' and so on. It took me a long time to come to terms with myself. Those were painful years - painful then and painful to look back on.
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Within every man and woman a secret is hidden, and as a photographer it is my task to reveal it if I can.
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Language as a communication tool is the primary element from which literature is created. Even in pre-literate societies, it exists as songs, riddles, or epics that are chanted.
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It is as necessary for man to live in beauty rather than ugliness as it is necessary for him to have food for an aching belly or rest for a weary body.
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My comedy isn't about being attractive - it's about how the bar of dumb seems so low right now, and I desperately want to raise the bar of dumb just a tiny bit.
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I have eighteen titles in the German language. I had a number one song in 1965.
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I loved ninjas when I was younger.
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Protect yourself like you would your cubs - as a grown woman, you're no one's cub anymore.
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To craftsmanship we shall add statesmanship in the capitol of peace.
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If you like to bake with eggs, you can substitute Ener-G egg replacer, bananas, tofu, or many other ingredients. You get the hang of it quickly enough.
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There's a lot out there for me to learn that isn't in college, so I think it's fine for me if I don't go yet.
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I'm not prepared to give up the truth for popularity.
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But I've been there and done that. I'm not trying to prove anything to anybody, and if somebody wants me to come, if they can afford what I ask, it's not as much as Madonna makes; not that I want what Madonna makes, but I was saying.
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I started in movies in Mexico and started doing telenovelas in Mexico. 'American Family' was the first thing I did in English.
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The luxury we have when we do a series is that we go through a long journey, and it keeps a lot of information and things to be revealed.
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I always try to create conflict and drama in my books; it's the engine of the novel.
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I mean, the thought of someone spending $20 to come and see me and saying 'Oh, I prefer the record and she's completely shattered the illusion' really upsets me. It's such a big deal that people come give me their time.
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I must be the oldest living child soprano.
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When I write a novel I put into play all the information inside me. It might be Japanese information or it might be Western; I don't draw a distinction between the two.
