“I never trust people with no appetite. It's like they're always holding something back on you.”

—  Haruki Murakami, book Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

Source: Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World (1985), Chapter 35, Nail Clippers, Butter Sauce, Iron Vase
Source: Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

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Japanese author, novelist 1949

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