In "Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage," Haruki Murakami reflects on the concept of originality. He references Voltaire's idea that originality stems from skilled imitation, suggesting that new thoughts and creations often build upon existing ideas. This perspective emphasizes the interconnectedness of human creativity, where innovation is rarely entirely new but rather a reconfiguration of prior influences.
Murakami also discusses the significance of boundaries in thought and creativity. He...