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Writers have to keep on writing if they want to mature, like caterpillars endlessly chewing on leaves.

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
Like
Caterpillars
Chewing
Endlessly
Mature
Leaves
Writers
Keep
Writing

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