“He was said to have survived starvation by eating human flesh, after which he had the strength to tear out the antlers… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Copy Share Image
“Directly beneath the Lotus Pond of Paradise lay the lower depths of Hell, and as He peered through the crystalline waters, He… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Copy Share Image
“People used to say that on moonless nights Her Ladyship's broad-skirted scarlet trousers would glide eerily along the outdoor corridor, never touching… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Copy Share Image
“Still more horrible was the color of the flames that licked the latticed cabin vents before shooting skyward, as though - might… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Copy Share Image
“The pale whiteness of her upturned face as she choked on the smoke; the tangled length of her hair as she tried… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Copy Share Image
“Great robber though he was, Kandata could only trash about like a dying frog as he choked on the blood of the… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Copy Share Image
Yes -- or rather, it's not so much that I want to die as that I'm tired of living. — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Copy Share
“But he knew what was wrong with him; he was ashamed of himself and afraid of them- afraid of the society whe so despised.” — Ryünosuke Akutagawa Copy Share
“...O-suzu left whatever work she was doing at her sewing machine and dragged Takeo back to O-yoshi and her son. How dare you behave… — Ryunosuke Akutagawa Copy Share
I have no conscience at all -- least of all an artistic conscience. All I have is nerves. — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Copy Share
I don't have the strength to keep writing this. To go on living with this feeling is painful beyond description. Isn't there someone kind… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Copy Share
“He disliked his own lies as much as his parents', but still he continued to lie -- boldly and cunningly. He did this primarily… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Copy Share
“These works are handed down from teacher to pupil, from parent to child, almost without question, like DNA. They are memorized, recited, discussed in… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Copy Share
A man sometimes devotes his life to a desire which he is not sure will ever be fulfilled. Those who laugh at this folly… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Copy Share
“He was said to have survived starvation by eating human flesh, after which he had the strength to tear out the antlers of a… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Copy Share
I may be a lunatic, but then, wasn't my lunacy caused by a monster that lurks at the bottom of every human mind? Those… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Copy Share
“...we could see the parapet of Ryougoku Bridge, arching above the waves that flickered in the faint mid-autumn twilight and against the sky, as… — Ryunosuke Akutagawa Copy Share
“Directly beneath the Lotus Pond of Paradise lay the lower depths of Hell, and as He peered through the crystalline waters, He could see… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Copy Share
It is unfortunate for the gods that, unlike us, they cannot commit suicide. — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Copy Share
I could wish for nothing more than to die for a childish dream in which I truly believed. — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Copy Share
“This is all for the sake of the House,” he told himself, but behind his resolve he sensed, indistinctly, a certain effort at self-vindication,… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Copy Share
