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Even if there were two of me, i still couldn't do all that has to be done. no matter what, though, i keep up my running. running every day is a kind of lifeline for me, so i'm not going to lay off or quit just because i'm busy. if i used being busy as an excuse not to run, i'd never run again. i have only a few reasons to keep on running, and a truckload of them to quit. all i can do is keep those few reasons nicely polished.

-Haruki Murakami

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Even If There Were Two Of Me,

Haruki Murakami

Even if there were two of me, i still couldn't do all that has to be done. no matter what, though, i keep up my running. running every day is a kind of lifeline for me, so i'm not going to lay off or quit just because i'm busy. if i used being busy as an excuse not to run, i'd never run again. i have only a few reasons to keep on running, and a truckload of them to quit. all i can do is keep those few reasons nicely polished.

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