The years nineteen and twenty are a crucial stage in the maturation of…

Haruki Murakami
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The years nineteen and twenty are a crucial stage in the maturation of character, and if you allow yourself to become warped when you're that age, it will cause you pain when you're older. ✨ Norwegian Wood. Book by Haruki Murakami, Random House, pp. 152-153, 2011.
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The years nineteen and twenty are a crucial stage in the maturation of character, and if you allow yourself to become warped when you're that age, it will cause you pain when you're older. ✨ Norwegian Wood. Book by Haruki Murakami, Random House, pp. 152-153, 2011.

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