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I love feeling the rhythm of other people's lives. It's like traveling.

Banana Yoshimoto

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Banana Yoshimoto
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: July 24
Essayist
Novelist
Prosaist
Writer
Bunkyo
Yoshimoto Banana
Love
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People
Traveling
Rhythm
Feeling
Lives
Feelings

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