Japanese - Writer | January 12, 1949 -
I've run the Boston Marathon 6 times before. I think the best aspects of the marathon are the beautiful changes of the scenery along the route and the warmth of the people's support. I feel happier every time I enter this marathon.
Haruki Murakami
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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.
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You are 27 or 28 right? It is very tough to live at that age. When nothing is sure. I have sympathy with you.
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Most young people were getting jobs in big companies, becoming company men. I wanted to be individual.
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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.
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It is hard to be an individual in Japan.
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In Japan they prefer the realistic style. They like answers and conclusions, but my stories have none. I want to leave them wide open to every possibility. I think my readers understand that openness.
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I lost some of my friends because I got so famous, people who just assumed that I would be different now. I felt like everyone hated me. That is the most unhappy time of my life.
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If you cannot concentrate, you are not so happy.
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I'm kind of a big kettle. It takes time to get boiled, but then I'm always hot.
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I'm not a fast thinker, but once I am interested in something, I am doing it for many years.
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I don't think of myself as an artist. I'm just a guy who can write.
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