The most frightening thing in the world is our own self. Author: Haruki Murakami Copy Quote More from Haruki Murakami “All of a sudden out of nowhere I can bring backthings I haven't thought about f…” “Happiness is a warm friendship.” “Reality was one step out of line, a cardigan with the buttons done up wrong.” “That's what the world is , after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.”