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People's memories are maybe the fuel they burn to stay alive.

Haruki Murakami

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Haruki Murakami
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 12
Athletics Competitor
Essayist
Linguist
Novelist
Prosaist
Science Fiction Writer
Translator
University Teacher
Writer
Kyōto
Murakami Haruki
Life
People
Burn
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Chaos
Stay
Memories
Alive
Maybe

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