Haruki Murakami Quotes

Don't let thoughts of me hold you back. Just do what you want to do. Otherwise, I might end up taking you with me, and that is the one thing I don't want to do. I don't want to interfere with your life.

Haruki Murakami

• Thoughts
• Interfere
• Don't Want

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• Don't let thoughts of me hold you back. Just do what you want to do. Otherwise, I might end up taking you with me, and that is the one thing I don't want to do. I don't want to interfere with your life.

  

  Haruki Murakami
  • Thoughts
  • Interfere
  • Don't Want