Inner Motivation, Meditative Act

No matter how mundane some action might appear, keep at it long enough and it becomes a contemplative, even meditative act.
– Haruki Murakami


When it comes to other people, you can always come up with a reasonable explanation, but you can’t fool yourself. In this sense, writing novels and running full marathons are very much alike. Basically a writer has a quiet, inner motivation, and doesn’t seek validation in the outwardly visible.
– Haruki Murakami