Author

I get up early in the morning, 4 o'clock, and I sit at my desk and what I do is just dream. After three or four hours, that's enough. In the afternoon, I run.

From Haruki Murakami

For me, writing a novel is like having a dream. Writing a novel lets me intentionally dream while I'm still awake. I can continue yesterday's dream today, something you can't normally do in everyday life.

From Haruki Murakami

I have no models in Japanese literature. I created my own style, my own way.

From Haruki Murakami

My heroes don't have anything special. They have something to tell other people but they don't know how, so they talk to themselves.

From Haruki Murakami

I've been running a full marathon every year for more than 20 years, and my record is getting worse. Getting older, getting worse. It's natural.

From Haruki Murakami

As a novelist, you could say that I am dreaming while I am awake, and every day I can continue with yesterday's dream. Because it is a dream, there are so many contradictions and I have to adjust them to make the story work. But, in principle, the original dream does not change.

From Haruki Murakami

Whenever I write a novel, I have a strong sense that I am doing something I was unable to do before. With each new work, I move up a step and discover something new inside me.

From Haruki Murakami

I try not to think about anything special while running. As a matter of fact, I usually run with my mind empty. However, when I run empty-minded, something naturally and abruptly crawls in sometime. That might become an idea that can help me with my writing.

From Haruki Murakami

I am 55 years old now. It takes three years to write one book. I don't know how many books I will be able to write before I die. It is like a countdown. So with each book I am praying - please let me live until I am finished.

From Haruki Murakami

It is hard to be an individual in Japan.

From Haruki Murakami

Haruki Murakami

Notable Quotes

Authors with Similar Views

Haile Gebrselassie

Dean Karnazes

Scott Turow

Summer Sanders

Adam Mansbach

Authors with Opposing Views

Tess Gerritsen

A. A. Milne

Adriana Lima

Alan Furst

Alan Ladd