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sometimes I think I've got this hard kernel in my heart, and nothing much can get inside it. I doubt if I can really love anybody.
Haruki Murakami
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Haruki Murakami
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 12
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Kyōto
Murakami Haruki
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