Haruki Murakami Quotes

Being single is only sad if you have a problem with your own company. I'm content with mine.

People will occasionally ask me if I understand what it's like to be lonely. And the truth is I don't, because for me, solitariness is a blessing, a gift. Me, I get on fine with myself.

One can be very happy without demanding that others agree with them.

It doesn't matter about money; having it, not having it. Or having clothes, or not having them. You're still left alone with yourself in the end.

I am not afraid of being alone and single.

I don't wish for anything. Wishing for a million dollars feels greedy. I just wish for the best for me.

What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be.

Scarcely anyone ever wants to be anybody else. However handicapped or unhappy he feels himself, he would not change places with other more fortunate mortals.

Life is so impermanent that it's not about somebody else or things around me, it's about knowing you are completely alone in this world and being content inside.

A man can stand a lot as long as he can stand himself. He can live without hope, without friends, without books, even without music, as long as he can listen to his own thoughts.

The flower which is single need not envy the thorns that are numerous.

There's a tremendous difference between alone and lonely. You could be lonely in a group of people. I like being alone. I like eating by myself. I go home at night and just watch a movie or hang out with my dog. I have to exert myself and really say, oh God, I've got to see my friends 'cause I'm too content being by myself.

I'm not afraid of my own company. I was made to be at home.

I'm not jealous of anybody, because I'm going to live my life the way I want to live it. I'm not going to be like, 'Oh my God they have this, I want that.'

To be happy we must not be too concerned with others.

There's a lot of people desperately seeking to find 'the one,' and I think we should learn to be more at peace with ourselves.

I always feel that it's great when you can be happy when you're by yourself. That's not a bad thing.

I am not struggling. What I do, it is what I do.

People say you've got to be OK with your own company, but tell me why?

You can't please everybody. All you can do is please yourself.

What I try to do is live with myself and please me. If I can't do that, I can't please anybody else or live with anybody else.

I think rather than being unhappy with somebody, being alone and happy is better.

I'm happy in my own world, and I'm also a good boy.

There's nothing wrong with taking yourself out of the dating pool. You don't need to be in a relationship because that's what society expects of you or because your grandmother thinks you need to be married by a certain date. Those days are over. Instead, take a step back and say, 'I'm OK alone.'

I know what's good enough for me. I know what makes me happy.