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The most dangerous creature here would have to be me. So maybe I'm just scared of my own shadow.
Haruki Murakami
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Haruki Murakami
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 12
Athletics Competitor
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Science Fiction Writer
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Kyōto
Murakami Haruki
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I began running on an everyday basis after I became a writer. As being a writer requires sitting at a desk for hours a day, without getting some exercise you'd quickly get out of shape and gain weight, I figured.
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If I choose to write about sheep, it's just because I happened to write about sheep. There is no deep significance.
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When the fire goes out, you'll start feeling the cold. You'll wake up whether you want to or not.
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