Death was not the opposite of life. It was already here, within my being, it had always been here, and no struggle would permit me to forget that. (Haruki Murakami)

Death was not the opposite of life. It was already here, within my being, it had always been here, and no struggle would permit me to forget that.

Haruki Murakami

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