From Kazuo Ishiguro: “What is pertinent is the calmness of beauty, its sense of restraint. It is as though the land knows of its own beauty, its own greatness, and feels no need to shout it.”
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Quote of the day 09/11/25
From Kazuo Ishiguro: “If you are under the impression you have already perfected yourself, you will never rise to the heights you are no doubt capable of.”
Quote of the day 09/10/25
From Haruki Murakami: “A gentleman is someone who does not what he wants to do, but what he should do.”
Quote of the day 09/09/25
From Haruki Murakami: “Memories and thoughts age, just as people do. But certain thoughts can never age, and certain memories can never fade.”
Quote of the day 09/07/25
From Haruki Murakami: “The point is, not to resist the flow. You go up when you’re supposed to go up and down when you’re supposed to go down. When you’re supposed to go up, find the highest tower and climb to the top. When you’re supposed to go down, find the deepest well and goContinue reading “Quote of the day 09/07/25”
Quote of the day 09/06/25
From Haruki Murakami: “Unclose your mind. You are not a prisoner. You are a bird in fight, searching the skies for dreams.”
Quote of the day 09/04/25
From Haruki Murakami: “Life is not like water. Things in life don’t necessarily flow over the shortest possible route.”
Quote of the day 09/03/25
From Haruki Murakami: “Things outside you are projections of what’s inside you, and what’s inside you is a projection of what’s outside. So when you step into the labyrinth outside you, at the same time you’re stepping into the labyrinth inside.”
Quote of the day 09/02/25
From Haruki Murakami: “When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.”
Quote of the day 09/01/25
From Haruki Murakami: “It is not that the meaning cannot be explained. But there are certain meanings that are lost forever the moment they are explained in words.”
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