I didn't want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have many readers, in many countries. I think that's a miracle. So I think I have to be humble regarding this ability. I'm proud of it…

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Most young people were getting jobs in big companies, becoming company men. I wanted to...

Most young people were getting jobs in big companies, becoming company men. I wanted to...

You are 27 or 28 right? It is very tough to live at that age....

You are 27 or 28 right? It is very tough to live at that age....

It is hard to be an individual in Japan.

It is hard to be an individual in Japan.

In Japan they prefer the realistic style. They like answers and conclusions, but my stories...

In Japan they prefer the realistic style. They like answers and conclusions, but my stories...

If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think...

If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think...

I am 55 years old now. It takes three years to write one book. I...

I am 55 years old now. It takes three years to write one book. I...

No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of...

No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of...

There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect...

There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect...

Memories are what warm you up from the inside. But they're also what tear you...

Memories are what warm you up from the inside. But they're also what tear you...

I lost some of my friends because I got so famous, people who just assumed...

I lost some of my friends because I got so famous, people who just assumed...

When I write about a 15-year old, I jump, I return to the days when...

When I write about a 15-year old, I jump, I return to the days when...

Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that's how we've got to live.

Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that's how we've got to live.

There is nothing in this world that never takes a step outside a person's heart.

There is nothing in this world that never takes a step outside a person's heart.

If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that they...

If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that they...

The heart is what makes you as a person love others and show compassion. When...

The heart is what makes you as a person love others and show compassion. When...

If your heart is full, you don't feel that hungry.

If your heart is full, you don't feel that hungry.

Through money or power you cannot solve all problems. The problem in the human heart...

Through money or power you cannot solve all problems. The problem in the human heart...

A heart needs only its own voice to do what is right.

A heart needs only its own voice to do what is right.

Ah, when to the heart of man was it ever less than a treason to...

Ah, when to the heart of man was it ever less than a treason to...

It isn't enough for your heart to break because everybody's heart is broken now.

It isn't enough for your heart to break because everybody's heart is broken now.

The man who cannot endure to have his errors and shortcomings brought to the surface...

The man who cannot endure to have his errors and shortcomings brought to the surface...

Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are.

Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are.

The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable.

The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable.

What is man? A miserable little pile of secrets

What is man? A miserable little pile of secrets