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Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore Quotes: When someone is trying very hard to get something, they don't. And when they're running away from something as hard as they can, it usually catches up with them.
         

When someone is trying very hard to get something, they don't. And when they're running away from something as hard as they can, it usually catches up with them.


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When someone is trying very hard to get something, they don't. And when they're running away from something as hard as they can, it usually catches up with them.
         



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