"I lost some of my friends because I got so famous, people who just assumed that I would be different now. I felt like everyone hated me. That is the m...

Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.
~ Haruki Murakami ~












Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes....
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