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How wonderful it is to be able to write someone a letter! To feel like conveying your thoughts to a person, to sit at your desk and pick up a pen, to put your thoughts into words like this is truly marvelous.

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Haruki Murakami
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 12
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