"There are symbolic dreams-- dreams that symbolize some reality. Then there are symbolic realities -- realities that symbolize a dream. Symbols are wha...

I closed my eyes and tried to sleep. But it was not until much later that I was able to get any real sleep. In a place far away from anyone or anywhere, I drifted off for a moment.
~ Haruki Murakami ~












I closed my eyes and tried to sleep. But it was not until much later that I was able to get any real...
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