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I guess I felt attached to my weakness. My pain and suffering too. Summer light, the smell of a breeze, the sound of cicadas - if I like these things, why should I apologize?
Haruki Murakami
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Haruki Murakami
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 12
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