We never choose anything at all. Things happen. Or not. Author: Haruki Murakami Copy Quote More from Haruki Murakami “That's how people live in the real world: forcing stuff on each other.” “With each passing moment I'm becoming part of the past. There is no future for …” “It was a day like a slow-motion video of twilight. Uneventful, to put it mildly…” “Humans by necessity must have a midway point between their desires and their pr…”