I spent thirty-three years in another man's shadow. I went everywhere …

Haruki Murakami
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I spent thirty-three years in another man's shadow. I went everywhere he went, I helped him with everything he did. I was in a sense a part of him. When you live like that for a long time, you gradually lose track of what it is you yourself really want out of life
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