Haruki Murakami Quotes

When life is real, it's not going to be smooth.

Life throws curveballs.

Unfortunately, many young believers - and some older ones, too - do not know that there will be times in every person's life when circumstances don't add up - when God doesn't appear to make sense. This aspect of the Christian faith is not well advertised.

Life's full of tricky snakes and ladders.

Nobody, as long as he moves about among the chaotic currents of life, is without trouble.

Life is an unending stream of extenuating circumstances.

I can only say that in life when you have the greatest expectations and you try to do things the right way, it doesn't always work out.

Part of what you learn about life is that a wrecking ball can come out of nowhere, and it isn't just going to take out your left toe. It can hit you right in the middle and take you down.

Life's not always going to be bells and whistles.

You cannot always have good times in your life.

But real life doesn't travel in a perfect straight line; it doesn't necessarily have that 'all lived happily ever after' bit. You have to work on where you're going.

...nothing ever happens quickly (except when it does). Nothing is ever, ever easy (except when it is). And, most of all, nothing ever goes perfectly according to plan (except in the movies).

Seems like every time life starts straightening itself out, something's gotta go and happen.

I think life is full of challenges and problems. I don't believe that anyone is perfect. We all make mistakes. It's not a bed of roses, and you have to work real hard at it.

I don't care who you are, life has challenges.

Everything in the world may be endured except continual prosperity.

Everybody goes through some tough times in their life, no matter what you do. Man, I've had my tough times.

God never promised us a trouble-free life.

When life is too easy for us, we must beware or we may not be ready to meet the blows which sooner or later come to everyone, rich or poor.

Into each life some rain must fall.

This may sound trite, but bad things happen to good people, and when you're facing terrorism, natural disaster, you can have every wonderful plan in place, but I am a realist.

Everybody's going through a lot of stress these days, no matter how well off you are and how many advantages you have, it's a stressful time in everybody's lives.

Good luck has its storms.

Crap has always happened, crap is happening, and crap will continue to happen.