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> [“The average novel invariably reads like a detective's report. It is drab and tedious because it is never objective.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/the-average-novel-invariably-reads-like-a-detective-s-report-it-is/)

[Natsume Soseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/)

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## More by Natsume Sōseki

> [“Daisuke was of course equipped with conversation that, even if they went further, would allow him to retreat as if nothing had happened. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/daisuke-was-of-course-equipped-with-conversation-that-even-if-they/)

[Natsume Sōseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/)

> [“His grin seemed to say, “It is, for some strange reason, considered proper to congratulate people on such occasions as this.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/his-grin-seemed-to-say-it-is-for-some-strange-reason-considered/)

[Natsume Sōseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/)

> [“He is totally abandoned in the way he buys book after book, never to read a single one. I wouldn't mind if he used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/he-is-totally-abandoned-in-the-way-he-buys-book-after-book-never-to/)

[Natsume Sōseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/)

> [“Use your intellect to guide you, and you will end up putting people off. Rely on your emotions, and you will forever be pushed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/use-your-intellect-to-guide-you-and-you-will-end-up-putting-people/)

[Natsume Sōseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/)

> [“Living as I do with human beings, the more that I observe them, the more I am forced to conclude that they are selfish.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/living-as-i-do-with-human-beings-the-more-that-i-observe-them-the/)

[Natsume Sōseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/)

> [“One day, with his usual head (I do not mean to imply that one can change heads as one changes hats, wearing at will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/one-day-with-his-usual-head-i-do-not-mean-to-imply-that-one-can/)

[Natsume Sōseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/)

> [“But do you imagine there’s a certain type of person in the world who conforms to the idea of a ‘bad person'? You’ll never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/but-do-you-imagine-there-s-a-certain-type-of-person-in-the-world-who/)

[Natsume Sōseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/)

> [“He had always been a middle-of-the-road sort. He had never submitted word for word to anyone's command, but neither had he passionately rebelled against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/he-had-always-been-a-middle-of-the-road-sort-he-had-never-submitted/)

[Natsume Sōseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/)

> [“You see, loneliness is the price we have to pay for being born in this modern age, so full of freedom, independence, and our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/you-see-loneliness-is-the-price-we-have-to-pay-for-being-born-in-this/)

[Natsume Soseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/)

> [“It is painfully easy to define human beings. They are beings who, for no good reason at all, create their own unnecessary suffering.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/it-is-painfully-easy-to-define-human-beings-they-are-beings-who-for/)

[Natsume Sōseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/)

> [“That Seigo could go into geisha houses, accept luncheon invitations, drop in at the Club, see people off at Shimabashi, meet them at Yokohama,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/that-seigo-could-go-into-geisha-houses-accept-luncheon-invitations/)

[Natsume Sōseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/)

> [“You seem to be under the impression that there is a special breed of bad humans. There is no such thing as a stereotype…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/you-seem-to-be-under-the-impression-that-there-is-a-special-breed-of/)

[Natsume Soseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/)

> [“If the Creator should take the line that I am born to work and not to sleep, I would agree that I am indeed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/if-the-creator-should-take-the-line-that-i-am-born-to-work-and-not-to/)

[Natsume Sōseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/)

> [“In Doya-sensei's view the world was a place to work for the sake of others; in Takayanagi's view the world was a place to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/in-doya-sensei-s-view-the-world-was-a-place-to-work-for-the-sake-of/)

[Natsume Soseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/)

> [“Indeed, humans are the least reliable in this world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natsume-s-seki/indeed-humans-are-the-least-reliable-in-this-world/)

[Natsume Soseki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natsume-s-seki/)

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