Quotes By Haruki Murakami

It is hard to be an individual in Japan.

When I start to write, I don't have any plan at all. I just wait for the story to come.

In my younger days, I was trying to write sophisticated prose and fantastic stories.

I collect records. And cats. I don't have any cats right now. But if I'm taking a walk and I see a cat, I'm happy.

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

I'm kind of a big kettle. It takes time to get boiled, but then I'm always hot.

I began running on an everyday basis after I became a writer. As being a writer requires sitting at a desk for hours a day, without getting some exercise you'd quickly get out of shape and gain weight, I figured.

Since I have come to America, I am often asked whether my next novel will be set in America. I don't think it will. I think I will be living in America for some time to come, but while living in America, I would like to write about Japanese society from the outside.