You know, if you are kind of rich, the best thing is that you dont have to think about money. The best thing you can buy with money is freedom, time. I dont know how much I earn a year. I have no idea. I dont know how much I pay in taxes. – Haruki Murakami
Some people think literature is high culture and that it should only have a small readership. I dont think so… I have to compete with popular culture, including TV, magazines, movies and video games. – Haruki Murakami
I didnt read so much Japanese literature. Because my father was a teacher of Japanese literature, I just wanted to do something else. – Haruki Murakami
Every writer has his writing technique – what he can and cant do to describe something like war or history. Im not good at writing about those things, but I try because I feel it is necessary to write that kind of thing. – Haruki Murakami
Some of the writers I admire who seem very, very funny and very emotional to me can develop a closeness with the reader without giving too much of themselves away. Lorrie Moore comes to mind, as does David Sedaris. When they write, the reader thinks that theyre being trusted as a friend. – Sloane Crosley