"That is an artist as I would have an artist be, modest in his needs: he really wants only two things, his bread and his art--panemet Circen."

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I think people who share my dreams can enjoy reading my novels. And that's a wonderful thing. I said that myths are like a reservoir of stories, and if I can act as a similar kind of "reservoir," albeit a modest one, that would make me very happy.

— Haruki Murakami