Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing direction…

Haruki Murakami
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Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions. You change direction but the sandstorm chases you. You turn again, but the storm adjusts. ✨ Kafka on the Shore. Book by Haruki Murakami. Chapter One, September 12, 2002.
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Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions. You change direction but the sandstorm chases you. You turn again, but the storm adjusts. ✨ Kafka on the Shore. Book by Haruki Murakami. Chapter One, September 12, 2002.

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