If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.

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"When you fall in love, the natural thing is to give yourself to it. That’s what I think. It’s just a form of sincerity."

- Haruki Murakami

Love

"It feels good to think about you when I'm warm in bed. I feel as if you're curled up there beside me, fast asleep. And I think how great it would be if it were true."

- Haruki Murakami

Love

"If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets."

- Haruki Murakami

Love

"Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it."

- Haruki Murakami

Awareness

"Mountains, according to the angle of view, the season, the time of day, the beholder’s frame of mind, or any one thing, can effectively change their appearance. Thus, it is essential to recognize that we can never know more than one side, one small aspect of a mountain."

- Haruki Murakami

Awareness

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"In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different."

- Coco Chanel

Originality

"In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different."

- Coco Chanel

Originality

"Whatever you do, be different – that was the advice my mother gave me, and I can’t think of better advice for an entrepreneur. If you’re different, you will stand out."

- Anita Roddick

Originality

"If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness."

- Therese of Lisieux

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"There was no one near to confuse me, so I was forced to become original."

- Franz Joseph Haydn

Originality