Osamu Dazai says he feels disqualified as a human being, as if he doesn’t belong. He talks about dread of ordinary people and uses drink, tobacco, and even fleeting encounters to escape that fear. He also notes how a gloomy rain mirrors his constant melancholy.
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Osamu Dazai was a writer from Japan, best known for No One Knows.
Quick Facts About Osamu Dazai
Born
June 19, 1909
Died
June 13, 1948
Nationality
Japan
Profession
Writer
Notable works
No One Knows
Known for
Run, Melos!, The Setting Sun, No Longer Human, Otogi-zôshi
Spouse
Michiko Tsushima
About Osamu Dazai
Shūji Tsushima, writing as Osamu Dazai, was a Japanese novelist whose works like The Setting Sun and No Longer Human are modern classics.
![“Scoundrels [...] simply don't die. The ones who die are always the gentle, sweet, and beautiful people. [...] Scoundrels live a long time. The beautiful die young.” quote by Osamu Dazai](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/dcf/osamu-dazai-2813_beautiful_scoundrels-simply-don-t-die-the-ones-who_3150014.jpg)
![“What is society but an individual? [] The ocean is not society; it is individuals. This was how I managed to gain a modicum of freedom from my terror at the illusion of the ocean called the world.” quote by Osamu Dazai](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/4d4/osamu-dazai-2813_community_what-is-society-but-an-individual-the-oc_2748167.jpg)
![“Now even if I die, no one will be so grieved as to do himself bodily harm. No [...] I know just how much sadness my death will cause you. Undoubtedly you will weep when you learn the news--apart, of course, from such ornamental sentimentality as you may indulge in--but if you will please try to…” quote by Osamu Dazai](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/4ef/osamu-dazai-2813_believe_now-even-if-i-die-no-one-will-be-so-grie_1520758.jpg)
![“[...] Just because a person has a title doesn't make him an aristocrat. Some people are great aristocrats who have no other title than the one that nature has bestowed on them, and others like us, who have nothing but titles, are closer to being pariahs than aristocrats.” quote by Osamu Dazai](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/139/osamu-dazai-2813_aristocrat_just-because-a-person-has-a-title-doesn_749431.jpg)
