Spanish Hands
Distance between people is sometimes physical, sometimes emotional.
Haruki Murakami
Japanese author of Norwegian Wood and 1Q84, known for surrealism and deep character psychology.
All moments: Haruki Murakami
- Literature, Love and Violence — Haruki Murakami
Literature is about the inner life, the life of the soul.
- Whatever Works — Haruki Murakami
If it works, keep doing it. If it doesn't, try something else.
- Methods of the Wizard — Haruki Murakami
I write to have an outlet for my thoughts and feelings.
- Simple Genius — Haruki Murakami
I look at ordinary life and find the extraordinary within it.
- On Screen and in Soul — Haruki Murakami
Cinema and literature are different languages for the same emotions.
- Classroom Lecture — Haruki Murakami
Surrealism helps us understand reality better.
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