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spiderpigI think most of Murakami's speech would be here.
This kind of made me tear. ;_;
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"So I have come to Jerusalem. I have a come as a novelist, that is - a spinner of lies.
"Novelists aren't the only ones who tell lies - politicians do (sorry, Mr. President) - and diplomats, too. But something distinguishes the novelists from the others. We aren't prosecuted for our lies: we are praised. And the bigger the lie, the more praise we get.
"The difference between our lies and their lies is that our lies help bring out the truth. It's hard to grasp the truth in its entirety - so we transfer it to the fictional realm. But first, we have to clarify where the truth lies within ourselves.
"Today, I will tell the truth. There are only a few days a year when I do not engage in telling lies. Today is one of them."
This kind of made me tear. ;_;
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