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Checkout quotes by Haruki Murakami on People

• ‟ 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.

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• ‟ Most young people were getting jobs in big companies, becoming company men. I wanted to be individual.

  - Haruki Murakami
  

• ‟ Stories lie deep in our souls. Stories lie so deep at the bottom of our hearts that they can bring people together on the deepest level. When I write a novel, I go into such depths.

  - Haruki Murakami
  

• ‟ Young people these days don't trust anything at all. They want to be free.

  - Haruki Murakami
  

• ‟ 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
  

• ‟ You have to dream intentionally. Most people dream a dream when they are asleep. But to be a writer, you have to dream while you are awake, intentionally.

  - Haruki Murakami
  

• ‟ Most near-future fictions are boring. It's always dark and always raining, and people are so unhappy.

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• ‟ 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