"You can hide memories, suppress them, but you can’t erase the history that produced them

Dreams are things from the past. They aren't from the future. That wasn't you imprisoned there. You imprison your dreams. You understand?Yeah, I'd say. But I wasn't convinced.
~ Haruki Murakami ~












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