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South of the Border, West of the Sun quotes

Haruki Murakami

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“I was always attracted not by some quantifiable, external beauty, but by something deep down, something absolute. Just as some people have a secret love for rainstorms, earthquakes, or blackouts, I liked that certain undefinable something...” Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun
“But I didn’t understand then. That I could hurt somebody so badly she would never recover. That a person can, just by living, damage another human being beyond repair.” Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun
“Sometimes when I look at you, I feel I'm gazing at a distant star . . . It's dazzling, but the light is from tens of thousands of years ago. Maybe the star doesn't even exist anymore. Yet sometimes that light seems more real to me than anything.” Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun
“If I stayed here, something inside me would be lost forever—something I couldn’t afford to lose. It was like a vague dream, a burning, unfulfilled desire. The kind of dream people have only when they’re seventeen.” Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun
“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
“What we needed were not words and promises but the steady accumulation of small realities.” Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun
“I'm not blaming you for falling in love with another woman. I'm not angry, either. I should be, but I'm not. I just feel pain. A lot of pain. I thought I could imagine how much this would hurt, but I was wrong.” Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun
“For a while is a phrase whose length can't be measured. At least by the person who's waiting” Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun
“Even castles in the air can do with a fresh coat of paint.” Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun

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