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Pointless thinking is worse than no thinking at all.
Haruki Murakami
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Haruki Murakami
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 12
Athletics Competitor
Essayist
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Novelist
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Science Fiction Writer
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University Teacher
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Kyōto
Murakami Haruki
Pointless
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Thinking
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