Quotes by japanese authors

Whatever the trend in exchange rates or whatever the external factors, a manufacturing company is always faced with the mission of transforming itself into a company that can produce higher value-added to absorb the increase in the cost of living in the country it's operating in. Fujio Mitarai
Trend Country Whatever Living Increase Value-Added Cost Faced Rates Higher Factors Exchange Absorb Mission Operating Always Itself Transforming Produce Manufacturing Company External
In the 1970s, Japan moved into the U.S. turf with its televisions, cars, chips, and steel. But if you think about it, the only business Japan destroyed was the U.S. television industry. Fujio Mitarai
You Business Car Think Television Destroyed About Only Steel Industry Moved Turf Japan Chips
There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect despair. Haruki Murakami
Writing Despair Perfect Like Just Thing
I'm not intelligent. I'm not arrogant. I'm just like the people who read my books. I used to have a jazz club, and I made the cocktails and I made the sandwiches. I didn't want to become a writer - it just happened. Haruki Murakami
People Made Become Arrogant Club Jazz Books Writer Like Read Intelligent Just Want Happened Sandwiches Used Who Cocktails
I collect records. And cats. I don't have any cats right now. But if I'm taking a walk and I see a cat, I'm happy. Haruki Murakami
Happy Cats Walk Collect See Records Cat Taking Any Now Right
Many people tell me that they don 't know what to feel when they finish one of my books because the story was dark, or complicated, or strange. But while they were reading it, they were inside my world and they were happy. That's good. Haruki Murakami
Good Me Happy Strange People World Complicated Dark Reading Books Tell Inside Finish Feel Know Because Were Story While Many
When I write about a 15-year old, I jump, I return to the days when I was that age. It's like a time machine. I can remember everything. I can feel the wind. I can smell the air. Very actually. Very vividly. Haruki Murakami
Time Age Remember Old Wind Smell Air Everything Machine Vividly About Write Feel Days Like Return Jump Very Actually
I am 55 years old now. It takes three years to write one book. I don't know how many books I will be able to write before I die. It is like a countdown. So with each book I am praying - please let me live until I am finished. Haruki Murakami
Me Book Old Will Three Finished Before Live Please Books One Book Able Write Takes Like Know Until How Am Years Praying Die Many Each Now
I didn't want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have many readers, in many countries. I think that's a miracle. So I think I have to be humble regarding this ability. I'm proud of it and I enjoy it, and it is strange to say it this way, but I respect it. Haruki Murakami
Respect Strange Humble Be Humble Enjoy Think Way Say Ability Miracle Writer Countries Readers Became Proud Want Regarding Many Now
It is hard to be an individual in Japan. Haruki Murakami
Individual Japan Hard
I don't get bored. Haruki Murakami
Bored Get
You have to be practical. So every time I say, if you want to write a novel you have to be practical, people get bored. They are disappointed. They are expecting a more dynamic, creative, artistic thing to say. What I want to say is: you have to be practical. Haruki Murakami
Time You Creative People Every Every Time Say Bored More Write Disappointed Practical Get Expecting Artistic Want Dynamic Novel Thing
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
Day Every Day Writing Every Rule Running Easy Write Hours Mostly Least Go Manage After Miles Fun Four
Team sports aren't my thing. I find it easier to pick something up if I can do it at my own speed. And you don't need a partner to go running, you don't need a particular place, like in tennis, just a pair of trainers. Haruki Murakami
You Sports Partner Own Speed Easier Running Find Something My Own Tennis Pick Particular Like Go Up Trainers Just Place Team Team Sports Pair Thing Need
Concentration is one of the happiest things in my life. Haruki Murakami
Life My Life Concentration Happiest Things
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
Me Writing Parallel Running About Something Write Just Wanted Realized Thing
I know how fiction matters to me, because if I want to express myself, I have to make up a story. Some people call it imagination. To me, it's not imagination. It's just a way of watching. Haruki Murakami
Myself Me People Some People Matters Imagination Way Some Know Make Call Make Up Because How Up Just Want Fiction Story Express Watching
I didn't read so much Japanese literature. Because my father was a teacher of Japanese literature, I just wanted to do something else. Haruki Murakami
Teacher Father Else Something Something Else Read Because Just Wanted Literature Japanese Much
I like to read books. I like to listen to music. Haruki Murakami
Music Books Like Read Listen
Since I have come to America, I am often asked whether my next novel will be set in America. I don't think it will. I think I will be living in America for some time to come, but while living in America, I would like to write about Japanese society from the outside. Haruki Murakami
Time Will Living Think Society Would Some About Write Outside Since Come Like Am America Often Whether While Japanese Asked Next Novel Set
When I was a teenager, I thought how great it would be if only I could write novels in English. I had the feeling that I would be able to express my emotions so much more directly than if I wrote in Japanese. Haruki Murakami
Great Emotions Thought Feeling Teenager Would Would-Be Able More Only Directly Could Write Had Wrote How Than Japanese Much English Express Novels
Many people, especially young people, would like to be more independent and on their own. But it is very difficult and they suffer from feelings of isolation. I think that is one reason why young readers support my work. Haruki Murakami
Work People Feelings Isolation Own Young Difficult Think Independent Would More Support Like Readers Very Young People Reason Many Suffer Why
In my younger days, I was trying to write sophisticated prose and fantastic stories. Haruki Murakami
Write Prose Days Sophisticated Trying Stories Fantastic Younger
I don't want to express my opinion about actual politics, because if I do, I have to be responsible for my decision. Haruki Murakami
Politics Decision Responsible About Because Opinion Want Express Actual
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
War Good History Writing Try Every Those Kind About Something Write Writer He Feel Like Because His Describe Technique Thing Things Necessary
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