you have to be practical

"Yeah. I go to my subconsciousness. I have to go into that chaos. But the act of going and coming back is kind of routine. You have to be practical. So every time I say, if you want to write a novel you have to be practical, people get bored. They are disappointed." He laughs again. "They are expecting a more dynamic, creative, artistic thing to say. What I want to say is: you have to be practical."

Murakami on writing novels
found here : http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/oct/14/haruki-murakami-1q84?fb=native&CMP=FBCNETTXT9038

I just love Haruki Murakami

“I think most people live in a fiction. I’m no exception. Think of it in terms of a car’s transmission. It’s like a transmission that stands between you and the harsh realities of life. You take the raw power from outside and use gears to adjust it so everything’s all nicely in sync. That’s how you keep your fragile body intact.”

from Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami