The time of illusion, then, is the beautiful moment of passion; it represents the artistic zone in which the poet or romance writer ought to be free to do the very best that he can. — Lafcadio Hearn Copy Share Image
“Ere morning the storm had passed; and day broke through a cloudless east. Even if the sleeve of Aoyagi hid from her lover's eyes… — Lafcadio Hearn Copy Share Image
At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version; and this is the great literary monument… — Lafcadio Hearn Copy Share Image
“Let those who want to hatch hatch their own eggs. ----Martinique proverb” — Lafcadio Hearn Copy Share
There was very little suicide among the men of the North, because every man considered it his duty to get killed, not to kill… — Lafcadio Hearn Copy Share Image
But every great scripture, whether Hebrew, Indian, Persian, or Chinese, apart from its religious value will be found to have some rare and special… — Lafcadio Hearn Copy Share Image
“It may remain for us to learn… that our task is only beginning, and that there will never be given to us even the ghost of any help, save the help of unutterable and unthinkable Time. We may have to learn that the infinite whirl of death and birth, out of which we cannot escape, is of our own creation,… — Lafcadio Hearn Copy Share
“Then a scream of steam, a mighty jolt; and the thunder-rattle recommences, and the train again begins to rock in mad storms of dust and smoke, and the red sun ignites a stupendous conflagration behind the pillars of the pines. At last, under the moon, there is another shriek of steam; the wheels slacken, rumble jerkingly, then roll slowly and… — Lafcadio Hearn Copy Share
Some persons have ventured to say that it is only since Englishmen ceased to believe in the Bible that they began to discover how… — Lafcadio Hearn Copy Share Image
There is one type of ideal woman very seldom described in poetry - the old maid, the woman whom sorrow or misfortune prevents from… — Lafcadio Hearn Copy Share Image
A proof of really great art is that it is generally true - it seldom falls into the misapprehensions to which minor art is… — Lafcadio Hearn Copy Share Image
“Našao je zemlju izlazećeg sunca pa je pšenično zrno, koje je neplodno, bacakano vetrom, najzad naišlo na grudu zemlje koja će ga primiti da… — Lafcadio Hearn Copy Share Image
But what is after all the happiness of mere power? There is a greater happiness possible than to be lord of heaven and earth;… — Lafcadio Hearn Copy Share Image
