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“In order to be created, a work of art must first make use of the dark forces of the soul”
― Albert Camus

“Is it possible, in the final analysis, for one human being to achieve perfect understanding of another?
We can invest enormous time and energy in serious efforts to know another person, but in the end, how close can we come to that person's essence? We convince ourselves that we know the other person well, but do we really know anything important about anyone?”
― Haruki Murakami, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

“The sharp sunshine of early summer dappled the surface of the alley with the hard shadows of the branches that stretched over head. Without wind to move the branches, the shadows looked like permanent stains, destined to remain imprinted on the pavement for ever”
― Haruki Murakami, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde