Many people tell me that they don ´t know what to feel when they finish one of my books because the story was dark, or complicated, or strange. But while they were reading it, they were inside my world and they were happy. That´s good.
- Haruki Murakami

Did You Know?

London still pays rent to the Queen on a property in leased in the 11th century. Every year, a ceremony is held at the Royal Courts of Joustice and the city hands over its annual rent: a knife, an axe, 6 horseshoes and 61 nails. The price has stayed the same for over 800 years, even though nobody can really remember where the property is.

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