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I've never met a girl who thinks like you." "a lot of people tell me that," she said, digging at a cuticle. "but it's the only way i know how to think. seriously. i'm just telling you what i believe. it's never crossed my mind that my way of thinking is different from other people's. i'm not trying to be different. but when i speak out honestly, everybody thinks i'm kidding or playacting. when that happens, i feel like everything is such a pain!
-Haruki Murakami
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I've Never Met A Girl Who Thinks

Haruki Murakami
I've never met a girl who thinks like you." "a lot of people tell me that," she said, digging at a cuticle. "but it's the only way i know how to think. seriously. i'm just telling you what i believe. it's never crossed my mind that my way of thinking is different from other people's. i'm not trying to be different. but when i speak out honestly, everybody thinks i'm kidding or playacting. when that happens, i feel like everything is such a pain!
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