“It's like the Tibetan Wheel of the Passions. As the wheel turns, the values and feelings on the outer rim rise and fall, shining or sinking into darkness. But true love stays fastened to the axle and doesn't move.”

—  Haruki Murakami, book 1Q84

Source: 1Q84

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Japanese author, novelist 1949

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