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Exerting yourself to the fullest within your individual limits: that's the essence of running, and a metaphor for life

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
Essence
Limits
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Individual
Running
Exerting
Life
Fullest
Runners
Metaphor

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