Haruki Murakami, Hear The Wind Sing Quotes

Whenever I look at the ocean, I always want to talk to people, but when I'm talking to people, I always want to look at the ocean.

There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect despair.

That's how it is with art. Mere humans who root through their refrigerators at three o'clock in the morning are incapable of such writing.

All the same, writing honestly is very difficult. The more I try to be honest, the farther my words sink into darkness.