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It's not right for one friend to do all the giving and the other to do all the taking: that's not real friendship.
Haruki Murakami
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Haruki Murakami
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 12
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Science Fiction Writer
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Kyōto
Murakami Haruki
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In my younger days, I was trying to write sophisticated prose and fantastic stories.
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For a while is a phrase whose length can't be measured.At least by the person who's waiting.
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