Mere humans who root through their refrigerators at three oclock in the morning can only produce writing that matches what they do. And that includes me. – Haruki Murakami
I dont know how many good books I still have in me I hope there are another four or five. – Haruki Murakami
Since I have come to America, I am often asked whether my next novel will be set in America. I dont think it will. I think I will be living in America for some time to come, but while living in America, I would like to write about Japanese society from the outside. – Haruki Murakami
I know how fiction matters to me, because if I want to express myself, I have to make up a story. Some people call it imagination. To me, its not imagination. Its just a way of watching. – Haruki Murakami