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Haruki Murakami Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: japanese
Birth: January 12, 1949

Topics

Father Teacher Literature Something

I've always been a big guy, whether it's been a fat kid, a fat young adult, or a fat adult. I was always sort of... I guess the term would be 'popular.' I never dealt with a lot of name-calling or any of the bullying you'd think a fat kid might have to deal with.

Bullying Think Fat You Young Never

I couldn't wait to be an adult woman, and I'm glad I felt that way as a kid because, when I grew up, I realised I live in a world where the female form is really disrespected, and society is often trying to wrestle the female form into a shape that looks more like a young boy.

Live Woman Wait World Society Young

Oftentimes what happens is that the writer understands one character, but they don't understand the other one, and the other one ends up not being written as well.

Character Understand Up Being Well

Every game ever invented by mankind, is a way of making things hard for the fun of it!

Fun Game Way Hard Things Mankind

I actually think that working in the federal government, or state or local, is one of the most significant things that a technical person can do.

Government Think Person Things Most

It seems older people maximize their well-being more - they start to realize that life is short.

Robert J. Waldinger

Life People Life Is Short Start More

Republicans have been very successful. There are three things Americans don't like: big unions, big government and big corporations. So Republicans go after big government and big unions, and only talk about small businesses.

Government Small Go Three Unions

If people are a little nervous about approaching you at the market, it's good. I'm not Chuckles The Clown. Or Bozo. I don't cut the ribbon at the opening of markets. I don't stand next to the mayor. Hit your baseball into my yard, and you'll never see it again.

Good Baseball People Stand You See

Acting is my life. It's what I live and breathe.

Life Live My Life Acting Breathe

I made a record in 1996 called 'Animal Rights' that was a very difficult, very dark punk-rock record. Of all the records I've made, it's my favorite one. It's also the one that got the worst reviews and sold the worst.

Animal Dark Worst Difficult Rights

I'll look at the script and I'll try to find as many books, movies, and pieces of music that I think are going to feed each scene or the character as a whole.

Music Character Think Look Find Try

When you start a collection, you have to push yourself to limits that may make you uncomfortable.

Joseph Altuzarra

Yourself Start Limits Push You May

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