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If you think God’s there, He is. If you don’t, He isn’t. And if that’s what God’s like, I wouldn’t worry about it.
Haruki Murakami
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Haruki Murakami
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 12
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I don't go out of my way to make friends, that's all.
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Open your eyes, train your ears, use your head. If a mind you have, then use it while you can.
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Of course you got rights, the law's on your side, but sometimes the law takes a long time to kick in and so it gets put in the hands of us poor suckers on duty. You get my drift?
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Find me now. Before someone else does.
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