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Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami
Japanese Writer
Born: Jan 12, 1949
Me People Think Time Writing You
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My priority is my books, at least at this point. What I have to do is write the narrative of this time. Haruki Murakami
Time Books Point Write Narrative Priority Least
Every writer has his writing technique - what he can and can't do to describe something like war or history. I'm not good at writing about those things, but I try because I feel it is necessary to write that kind of thing. Haruki Murakami
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I myself have been on my own and utterly independent since I graduated. I haven't belonged to any company or any system. It isn't easy to live like this in Japan. Haruki Murakami
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When I start to write, I don't have any plan at all. I just wait for the story to come. Haruki Murakami
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I get up early in the morning, 4 o'clock, and I sit at my desk and what I do is just dream. After three or four hours, that's enough. In the afternoon, I run. Haruki Murakami
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I am worrying about my country. I feel I have a responsibility as a novelist to do something. Haruki Murakami
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I have no models in Japanese literature. I created my own style, my own way. Haruki Murakami
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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
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Among the many values in life, I appreciate freedom most. Haruki Murakami
Life Freedom Values Most Many Among Appreciate
I've been running a full marathon every year for more than 20 years, and my record is getting worse. Getting older, getting worse. It's natural. Haruki Murakami
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I used to run a full marathon in three hours and 25 or 26 minutes. Not any more. Haruki Murakami
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Mere humans who root through their refrigerators at three o'clock in the morning can only produce writing that matches what they do. And that includes me. Haruki Murakami
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When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real. That is my world, you could say. Haruki Murakami
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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
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Sometimes I wonder why I'm a novelist right now. There is no definite career reason why I became a writer. Something happened, and I became a writer. And now I'm a successful writer. Haruki Murakami
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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
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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
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I try not to think about anything special while running. As a matter of fact, I usually run with my mind empty. However, when I run empty-minded, something naturally and abruptly crawls in sometime. That might become an idea that can help me with my writing. Haruki Murakami
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As long as possible, I would really like to complete one marathon per year. Though my time has been slowing down as I get older, it has become a very important part of my life. Haruki Murakami
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I was enjoying myself writing, because I don't know what's going to happen when I take a ride around that corner. You don't know at all what you're going to find there. That can be thrilling when you read a book, especially when you're a kid and you're reading stories. Haruki Murakami
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I think history is collective memories. In writing, I'm using my own memory, and I'm using my collective memory. Haruki Murakami
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