15 Times Haruki Murakami Understood Heartbreak And Healed Our Pain

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Of course it hurt that we could never love each other in a physical way. 

“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.”

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“I think you still love me, but we can’t escape the fact that I’m not enough for you. I knew this was going to happen. So 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 th…”

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“And once the storm is over you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all abou…”

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“I have this strange feeling that I'm not myself anymore. It's hard to put into words, but I guess it's like I was fast asleep, and someone came, disassembled me, and hurriedly put me back together again. That sort of feeling.’”

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“Of course it hurt that we could never love each other in a physical way. We would have been far more happy if we had. But that was like the tides, the change of seasons--something immutable, an immovable destiny we could never alter. No matter how cleverly we might shelter it, our delicate friendshi…”

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“'What happens when people open their hearts?' 'They get better.'”

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Tagged: Love, Relationships, Life, Open Hearts

“If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets.”

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Tagged: Dating, Love, Relationships

“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, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Pain, hurt, Relationships

“Despite your best efforts, people are going to be hurt when it's time for them to be hurt.”

— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com

Tagged: hurt, Pain, Relationships, Healing

“Two people can sleep in the same bed and still be alone when they close their eyes”

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Tagged: Sleep, Alone, Sad

“Emotional hurt is the price a person has to pay in order to be independent.”

— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com

Tagged: emotions, Love, Relationships, Independent

“You’re seeking something, but at the same time, you are running away for all you’re worth.”

— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com

Tagged: Escapism, Growing Pains, Finding Yourself

“Hatred is like a two edged sword. When you cut the other person you cut yourself.”

— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com

Tagged: Murakami, Hatred, Kindess

“He lived in his own special hell.”

— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com

Tagged: Life, Hell

“All of us are imperfect human beings living in an imperfect world.”

— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com

Tagged: Imperfect Humans, Love, Perfection