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40 Haruki Murakami Quotes That Will Sooth Any Breaking Soul And Heal Your Hurt

Being with her I feel pain like a frozen knife stuck in my chest. 
Kirsten Corley
September 15, 2016
“Things can be seen better in the darkness," he said, as if he had just seen into her mind. "But the longer you spend in the dark, the harder it becomes to return to the world aboveground where the light is’”
— Haruki Murakami, 1Q84 (Vintage International)
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“There’s nothing wrong with not looking like something. It just means you don’t fit the stereotype yet.”
— Haruki Murakami, 1Q84 (Vintage International)
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“Of course it hurt that we could never love each other in a physical way. We would have been far more happy if we had. But that was like the tides, the change of seasons--something immutable, an immovable destiny we could never alter. No matter how cleverly we might shelter it, our delicate friendship wasn't going to last forever. We were bound to reach a dead end. That was painfully clear.”
— Haruki Murakami, Sputnik Sweetheart
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“What I feel for her is a wholly different emotion. It stands and walks on its own, living and breathing and throbbing and shaking me to the roots of my being.”
— Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood
Tagged: Descriptions of Muses, Love
“And once the storm is over, you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about.”
— Haruki Murakami, Kafka On The Shore
Tagged: Tough Love, Overcoming Adversity, Change, Relationships
“I have a million things to talk to you about. All I want in this world is you. I want to see you and talk. I want the two of us to begin everything from the beginning.”
— Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood
Tagged: Literature And Love, Literary Love Quotes
“I think you still love me, but we can’t escape the fact that I’m not enough for you. I knew this was going to happen. So I’m not blaming you for falling in love with another woman. I’m not angry, either. I should be, but I’m not. I just feel pain. A lot of pain. I thought I could imagine how much this would hurt, but I was wrong.”
— Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun: A Novel
Tagged: Heartbreak, Love, Relationships
“Being with her I feel a pain, like a frozen knife stuck in my chest. An awful pain, but the funny thing is I'm thankful for it. It's like that frozen pain and my very existence are one. The pain is an anchor, mooring me here.”
— Haruki Murakami, Kafka On The Shore
Tagged: Heartbreak Quotes, Love, Dating
“It was just that, no matter where I found myself, I felt like there was a hole inside me, with the wind rushing through. I never felt satisfied. From the outside you wouldn’t imagine I had any troubles.”
— Haruki Murakami, Underground
Tagged: Empty, heart, Sad
“All of us are imperfect human beings living in an imperfect world.”
— Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood
Tagged: Imperfect Humans, Love, Perfection