Confidence; as a teenager? Because I knew what I loved. I loved to rea…

Haruki Murakami
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Confidence; as a teenager? Because I knew what I loved. I loved to read; I loved to listen to music; and I love cats. Those three things. So, even though I was an only kid, I could be happy because I knew what I loved. ✨ Haruki Murakami: 'I took a gamble and survived'. Interview with Emma Brockes, www.theguardian.com. October 14, 2011.
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