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Men Without Women

Book by Haruki Murakami · 16 quotes · Acceptance, Confidence, Experience

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“When I listen to this music I feel like I’m in a wide-open, empty place. It’s a vast space, with nothing to close it off. No walls, no ceiling. I don’t need to think, don’t need to say anything, or do anything. Just being there is enough. I close my eyes and give myself up to the beautiful strings. There’s no headaches, no sensitivity to cold… Everything is simply beautiful, peaceful, flowing. I can just be.”

“Who says there's anything wrong with that? If you're not bothering anybody right now, then so what? Who knows anything beyond right now anyway? You want to speak the Kansai dialect, then you should. Go for it. You don't want to study for the entrance exam? Then don't. Who's saying you have to? It's your life. You should do what you want & forget about what other people think.”