Haruki Murakami Quotes
You know, they've got these chocolate assortments, and you like some but you don't like others? And you eat all the ones you like, and the only ones left are the ones you don't like as much? I always think about that when something painful comes up. Now I just have to polish these off, and everything'll be OK. Life is a box of chocolates. I suppose you could call it a philosophy.
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Japanese businesspeople and companies are lacking in individuality.
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Most everything you think you know about me is nothing more than memories.
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I smoke, isn't that terrible?
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Should graffiti be judged on the same level as modern art? Of course not: It's way more important than that.
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You know, they've got these chocolate assortments, and you like some but you don't like others? And you eat all the ones you like, and the only ones left are the ones you don't like as much? I always think about that when something painful comes up. Now I just have to polish these off, and everything'll be OK. Life is a box of chocolates. I suppose you could call it a philosophy.
