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Haruki Murakami Quotes: Death was not the opposite of life. It was already here, within my being, it had always been here, and no struggle would permit me to forget that.
         

Death was not the opposite of life. It was already here, within my being, it had always been here, and no struggle would permit me to forget that.


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This page presents the quote "Death was not the opposite of life. It was already here, within my being, it had always been here, and no struggle would permit me to forget that.". Author of this quote is Haruki Murakami. This quote is about life, struggle, permit, opposites, forget, death,.