Haruki Murakami Quotes

Hesitation increases in relation to risk in equal proportion to age.

You aren't sure if you're making the right decision - about anything, ever.

I am very indecisive. I'm always afraid of making the wrong decision.

There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.

With so much at stake maybe I'll just leave now.

… we would move forward in jerks, become scared, and retreat.

I always thought it better to allow myself to doubt before I decided, than to expose myself to the misery, after I had decided, of doubting whether I had decided rightly and justly.

I hope to God that I know what I am doing.

I get offered stuff that I don't really want to do, so hopefully, I'm just kind of waiting for the right thing.

I'm not good with decisions.

Decision-making is very scary for me.

People get so scared to try things.

The thing to do when you're feeling ambivalent is to wait.

It's hard to say if something is worth the wait, because how the hell do any of us know?

There would be some times where people wouldn't know how to act around me. Does he drink? Can I cuss? What can I do? And then there was other circumstances where it was, I just don't respect what you're trying to do.

As we drew near to the gates of Dother Hall the old bell in the belfry rang out. I said, 'I must go in, it's nigh on ten of the clock.' He half-turned away from me, his jacket collar hiding his expression. Was he angry? Disappointed?" Jo looked intently and I said, "Hungry?" Jo ignored me, but as she passed by acting out walking away from Phil, she allowed her hand to slap against my head.

On an important decision one rarely has 100% of the information needed for a good decision no matter how much one spends or how long one waits. And, if one waits too long, he has a different problem and has to start all over. This is the terrible dilemma of the hesitant decision maker.

Silence is the safest policy if you are unsure of yourself.

One of the biggest lessons I've learned recently is that when you don't know what to do, you should do nothing until you figure out what to do because a lot of times you feel like you are pressed against the wall, and you've got to make a decision. You never have to do anything. Don't know what to do? Do nothing.

It is possible to tell things by a handshake. I like the "looking in the eye" syndrome. It conveys interest. I like the firm, though not bone crushing shake. The bone crusher is trying too hard to "macho it." The clammy or diffident handshake - fairly or unfairly - get me off to a bad start with a person.

There wasn't a time where I felt fearful that I couldn't make the best decisions possible.

I can't wait to be a mom, but I can wait.

When you apologize, try not to smile at the same time. It ruins the effect

Are you ready?" Klaus asked finally. "No," Sunny answered. "Me neither," Violet said, "but if we wait until we're ready we'll be waiting for the rest of our lives, Let's go.

...she opened the door very slowly and carefully, half hiding behind it, as if badly frightened of what might be waiting for her on the other side. And considering that it was me waiting, this showed rare common sense.