If I stayed here, something inside me would be lost forever

Haruki Murakami
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If I stayed here, something inside me would be lost forever—something I couldn't afford to lose. It was like a vague dream, a burning, unfulfilled desire. The kind of dream people have only when they're seventeen. ✨ FaceBook post byHaruki Murakami from Feb 05, 2016
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If I stayed here, something inside me would be lost forever—something I couldn't afford to lose. It was like a vague dream, a burning, unfulfilled desire. The kind of dream people have only when they're seventeen. ✨ FaceBook post byHaruki Murakami from Feb 05, 2016

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