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“I believe that love is the indispensable fuel that allows us to go on living. Someday that love may end. Or it may never amount to anything. But even if love fades away, even if it’s unrequited, you can still hold on to the memory of having loved someone, of having fallen in love with someone. And that’s a valuable source of warmth.”
― Haruki Murakami, First Person Singular: Stories

“If this was a dream, then the world I’m living in itself must all be a dream.”
― Haruki Murakami, Killing Commendatore

“Of course, winning is much better than losing. No argument there. But winning or losing doesn’t affect the weight and value of the time. It’s the same time, either way. A minute is a minute, an hour is an hour. We need to cherish it. We need to deftly reconcile ourselves with time, and leave behind as many precious memories as we can—that’s what’s the most valuable.”
― Haruki Murakami, First Person Singular: Stories

“Loving someone is like having a mental illness that's not covered by health insurance.”
― Haruki Murakami, First Person Singular: Stories