Literature, Love and Violence
Literature is about the inner life, the life of the soul.
Haruki Murakami
Japanese author of Norwegian Wood and 1Q84, known for surrealism and deep character psychology.
All moments: Haruki Murakami
- 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.
- Spanish Hands — Haruki Murakami
Distance between people is sometimes physical, sometimes emotional.
- Classroom Lecture — Haruki Murakami
Surrealism helps us understand reality better.
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