Haruki Murakami From The Author Of ‘Norwegian Wood’: 15 Quotes To Inspire You to Fall in Love

The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is to love and be loved in return. — Natalie Cole

Haruki Murakami is one of the greatest living novelists in the world and I absolutely love his writing and so far I have read almost all of his work.

If you don’t know, Haruki Murakami is a Japanese writer whose books have been bestsellers in many countries, with his works being translated into more than fifty languages.

If you are a reader, I can recommend to start with — Norwegian Wood, Kafka on the Shore and 1Q84.

This holiday season, if you are looking for some love and warmth — definitely read below quotes to make you happier and feel loved.

1. “People fall in love without reason, without even wanting to. You can’t predict it. That’s love. — Haruki Murakami, ‘Dance Dance Dance’.

2. “Maybe it’s just hiding somewhere. Or gone on a trip to come home. But falling in love is always a pretty crazy thing.” — Haruki Murakami, ‘Sputnik Sweetheart’.

3. “I just don’t get it, he told her. I love you so much. I want us to be one. This couldn’t be clearer to me, or more important. I don’t care if it’s unrealistic. That’s how much I love you.” — Haruki Murakami, ‘A Folklore For My Generation’.

4. “We’re both looking at the same moon, in the same world. We’re connected to reality by the same line. All I have to do is quietly draw it towards me.” — Haruki Murakami, ‘Sputnik Sweetheart’.

5. “For a certain kind of person, love begins from something tiny or silly. From something like that or it doesn’t begin at all.” — Haruki Murakami, ‘Norwegian Wood’.

6. “No mistake about it. Ice is cold; roses are red; I’m in love. And this love is about to carry me off somewhere.” — Haruki Murakami, ‘Sputnik Sweetheart’.

7. “As we go through life, we gradually discover who we are, but the more we discover, the more we lose ourselves.” Haruki Murakami, ‘Colourless Tsukuru Tazaki And His Years Of Pilgrimage’.

8. “I was always hungry for love. Just once, I wanted to know what it was like to get my fill of it — to be fed so much love I couldn’t take any more. Just once.” — Haruki Murakami, ‘Norwegian Wood’.

9. “Anyone who falls in love is searching for the missing pieces of themselves. So anyone who’s in love gets sad when they think of their lover. It’s like stepping back inside a room you have fond memories of, one you haven’t seen in a long time.” — Haruki Murakami, ‘Kafka On The Shore’.

10.“I dream. Sometimes I think that’s the only right thing to do.” — Haruki Murakami, ‘Sputnik Sweetheart’.

11. “What matters is deciding in your heart to accept another person completely. When you do that, it is always the first time and the last.” — Haruki Murakami, ‘Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman’.

12. “For a long time, she held a special place in my heart. I kept this special place just for her, like a ‘Reserved’ sign on a quiet corner table in a restaurant. Despite the fact that I was sure I’d never see her again.” — Haruki Murakami, ‘South Of The Border, West Of The Sun’.

13. “The light of morning decomposes everything.” — Haruki Murakami, ‘A Wild Sheep Chase’.

14. “Spend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money can’t buy.” —Haruki Murakami, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

15.“What happens when people open their hearts?” “They get better.” — Haruki Murakami, ‘Norwegian Wood’.

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