Young people these days dont trust anything at all. They want to be free. – Haruki Murakami
My father belongs to the generation that fought the war in the 1940s. When I was a kid my father told me stories – not so many, but it meant a lot to me. I wanted to know what happened then, to my fathers generation. Its a kind of inheritance, the memory of it. – 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
When I write about a 15-year old, I jump, I return to the days when I was that age. Its like a time machine. I can remember everything. I can feel the wind. I can smell the air. Very actually. Very vividly. – Haruki Murakami