In my personal opinion, when CDs strung together the sides of records like The River, they spoiled the experience. The same was true of Rubber Soul and Pet Sounds . Great music should be presented in its proper form. And listened to in a proper manner. Haruki Murakami (narrator in Killing Commendatore )
Photo by Marius Masalar on Unsplash When people try to use a method other than the truth to follow along the path of understanding, it is like trying to use a sieve to hold water. Haruki Murakami (in Killing Commendatore )
Photo by Alfred Leung on Unsplash I took a sip of coffee and wiped my mouth with a paper napkin. Two crows, cawing at each other, winged their way across the valley, undeterred by the rain. Wet by the rain their wings would only grow a deeper black. Haruki Murakami (in Killing Commendatore )
The room was perfectly still. The silence lent a faint weight to the air. As though I were sitting alone, at the bottom of the sea. Haruki Murakami (in Killing Commendatore )
“When I’m in writing mode for a novel, I get up at 4:00 am and work for five to six hours. In the afternoon, I run for 10km or swim for 1500m (or do both), then I read a bit and listen to some music. I go to bed at 9:00 pm. I keep to this routine every day without variation.”