Haruki Murakami

Writer
Haruki Murakami is a contemporary Japanese writer. Murakami has been translated into 50 languages and his best-selling books have sold millions of copies.

Born: January 12, 1949 (age 65), Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Full name: Haruki Murakami
Spouse: Yoko Takahashi (m. 1971)
Movies: Norwegian Wood, Tony Takitani, Dansa med dvärgar
Awards: Jerusalem Prize for the Freedom of the Individual in Society

Haruki Murakami quote from Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman: 24 Stories

Dreams come from the past, not from the future. Dreams shouldn't control you--you should control them.

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Haruki Murakami quote #108 from After the Quake

Dont tell me anymore. You should have your dream as the old woman told you to. I understand how you feel but if you put those feelings into words they will turn into lies. from Thailand

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Haruki Murakami quote #179 from After Dark

If only I could fallsound asleep and wake up in my old reality

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Haruki Murakami quote from Sputnik Sweetheart

In dreams you don't need to make any distinctions between things. Not at all. Boundaries don't exist. So in dreams there are hardly ever collisions. Even if there are, they don't hurt. Reality is different. Reality bites. Reality, reality.

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Haruki Murakami quote #68 from A Wild Sheep Chase

There are symbolic dreams-- dreams that symbolize some reality. Then there are symbolic realities -- realities that symbolize a dream. Symbols are what you might call the honorary town councillors of the worm universe. In the worm universe there is nothing unusual about a dairy cow seeking a pair of pliers. A cow is bound to get her pliers sometime. It has nothing to do with me.

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Haruki Murakami quote #174 from The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

I closed my eyes and tried to sleep. But it was not until much later that I was able to get any real sleep. In a place far away from anyone or anywhere I drifted off for a moment.

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Haruki Murakami