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A small Commendatore in the corner

said by Salih Yayar

“If you have something menacing in your life, just imagine this is a small Commendatore sitting in the corner trying to threaten you, but actually it's not real. You see it, but you don't need to take it too seriously.”

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the forbidden wonderland of murakamiEp 10 · with Salih Yayar
Listen at 11:32 Read it in the transcript

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Salih Yayar

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Metaphor as coping tool

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Killing Commendatore

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