Haruki Murakami, South Of The Border, West Of The Sun Quotes

For a while" is a phrase whose length can't be measured.At least by the person who's waiting.

I would never see her again, except in memory. She was here, and now she's gone. There is no middle ground. Probably is a word that you may find south of the border. But never, ever west of the sun.

When you’re always scheming about ways to make money, it’s like a part of you is lost.

What we needed were not words and promises but the steady accumulation of small realities.

Look at the rain long enough, with no thoughts in your head, and you gradually feel your body falling loose, shaking free of the world of reality. Rain has the power to hypnotize.

It was as if - this something I thought of only later, of course - she was gently peeling back one layer after another that covered a person's heart, a very sensual feeling.

There are some things in this world that can be done over, and some that can't. And time passing is one thing that can't be redone. Come this tar, and you can't come back.

There are some things in this world that can be done over, and some that can't. And time passing is one thing that can't be undone. Come this far, and you can't go back.

It was as if-this is something I thought of only later, of course-she was gently peeling bcd one layer after another hat covered a person's heart, a very sensual feeling.

It was as if - this something I thought of only later, of course - she were gently peeling back one layer after another that covered a person's heart, a very sensual feeling.

Loving her, and being loved, was the only way I could hold myself together.

I had several girlfriends, but nothing lasted. I’d date one for a few months, and then start thinking: This isn’t what I want.