As long as I was alive, I was something. That was just how it was. But…

Haruki Murakami
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As long as I was alive, I was something. That was just how it was. But somewhere along the way it all changed. Living turned me into nothing. ✨ Haruki Murakami (2011). Kafka On The Shore, p.352, Random House
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There are lots of things we never understand, no matter how many years we put on, no matter how much experience we accumulate. ✨ FaceBook post byHaruki Murakami from Nov 03, 2016

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