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Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting.

Haruki Murakami

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Haruki Murakami
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 12
Athletics Competitor
Essayist
Linguist
Novelist
Prosaist
Science Fiction Writer
Translator
University Teacher
Writer
Kyōto
Murakami Haruki
Expecting
Seeking
Whatever
Form
Come
Life

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