“Whiskey, like a beautiful woman, demands appreciation. You gaze first, then it's time to drink.”

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

Source: Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

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Japanese author, novelist 1949

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