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People leave strange little memories of themselves behind when they die.
Haruki Murakami
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Haruki Murakami
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 12
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Murakami Haruki
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Do you know what ‘Sputnik’ means in Russian? ‘Travelling companion’. I looked it up in a dictionary not long ago. Kind of a strange coincidence if you think about it. I wonder why the Russians gave their satellite that strange name. It’s just a poor little lump of metal, spinning around the Earth.
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A person learns how to love himself through the simple acts of loving and being loved by someone else.
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The unwaking world was as hushed as a deep forest.
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Spending plenty of time on something can be the most sophisticated form of revenge.
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