I think I'll stay alive here a bit longer, and see with my own eyes wh…

Haruki Murakami
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I think I'll stay alive here a bit longer, and see with my own eyes what's going to happen. I can still die after that - it won't be too late. Probably. ✨ Haruki Murakami (2011). 1Q84:, p.29, Random House
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