Haruki Murakami Quotes

It didn't matter what we did or where we did it as long as we were together. We knew we'd found what most people either pursue in years of futile search or dismiss as a fantasy at the outset: the missing half of ourselves. The real thing.

Do you know what friendship is... it is to be brother and sister; two souls which touch without mingling, two fingers on one hand.

Do you know what friendship is?' he asked. 'Yes,' replied the gypsy; 'it is to be brother and sister; two souls which touch without mingling, two fingers on one hand.' 'And love?' pursued Gringoire. 'Oh! love!' said she, and her voice trembled, and her eye beamed. 'That is to be two and to be but one. A man and a woman mingled into one angel. It is heaven.

I've found a woman I can relate to. That's something - and I don't even feel sappy saying it - that, if anyone has that, don't lose it, because it's probably the only thing that you can ever really find any satisfaction from.

Nothing in life is as good as the marriage of true minds between man and woman. As good? It is life itself.

I think my idea of a perfect romance is when two people really belong to each other.

We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar. I know exactly how we fit together, his arm around my waist, my hands on his chest, the pressure of his lips on mine. We have each other memorized.

The opposite of Loneliness is not Togetherness , It's Intimacy.

My parents danced together, her head on his chest. Both had their eyes closed. They seemed so perfectly content. If you can find someone like that, someone who you can hold and close your eyes to the world with, then you're lucky. Even if it only lasts for a minute or a day. The image of them gently swaying to the music is how I picture love in my mind even after all these years.

Just an hour with you, and I understand why we had to meet.

What does it matter how many lovers you have if none of them gives you the universe?

Friendship is a word, the very sight of which in print makes the heart warm.

What's life without love? You can accomplish everything you want in life, but without anyone to share it with, what's it really worth?

Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of mutual love have missed the best thing that life has to give.

Sex is not a subject in my photographs, or would only be if it had to do with romance, sometimes vulnerability. The photographs are quite clearly about happiness, or search for happiness.

I'm married to my best friend!

My wife Ciera and I can stand face-to-face in our kitchen and stare into each other's eyes and talk for three hours without noticing that any time has passed. She is the kind of gal I spent a lifetime daydreaming about. She is an actor and a creative companion.

My eyes and spirit have opened up since I found someone that I get to share my life with.

I couldn't care less about sex unless I meet someone who I think is wonderful.

Love is not a union merely between two creatures, it is a union between two spirits.

I can't really explain what it's like to be in love, but I feel like it's being comfortable. It's almost like having a best friend. It's a beautiful thing.

I have had big relationships. Three times in my life I have felt a special connection, but people talk about looking for love as if it's just like walking into a Starbucks and buying a coffee when you feel like it. It's rare, that special connection.

There's nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as I pass someone on the street.

We cannot really love anyone with with whom we never laugh.

It is so difficult in the world for people to find love, true love.