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The strength i'm looking for isn't the type where you win or lose. i'm not after a wall that'll repel power coming from outside. what i want us the kind of strength to be able to absorb that kind of power, to stand up to it.the strength to quietly endure things - unfairness, misfortunes, sadness, mistakes, misunderstandings.
-Haruki Murakami
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The Strength I'm Looking For Isn't The

Haruki Murakami
The strength i'm looking for isn't the type where you win or lose. i'm not after a wall that'll repel power coming from outside. what i want us the kind of strength to be able to absorb that kind of power, to stand up to it.the strength to quietly endure things - unfairness, misfortunes, sadness, mistakes, misunderstandings.
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