This life is nothing but a short, painful dream.
– Haruki Murakami
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- Let your body work until it is spent, but keep your mind to yourself. – Haruki Murakami
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- Not being able to find the right words at crucial times is one of my many problems. – Haruki Murakami
- Fate seems to be taking me in some even stranger directions. – Haruki Murakami