You might think you made a new world or a new self, but your old self …

Haruki Murakami
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You might think you made a new world or a new self, but your old self is always gonna be there, just below the surface, and if something happens, it'll stick its head out and say 'Hi.' You don't seem to realize that. You were made somewhere else. ✨ The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. Book by Haruki Murakami, 1994.
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