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> [I could have sworn that the man's eyes were no longer watching his daughter dying in agony, that instead the gorgeous colors of flames and the sight of a woman suffering in them were giving him joy beyond measure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/i-could-have-sworn-that-the-man-s-eyes-were-no-longer-watching-his/)

[Ryūnosuke Akutagawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/)

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## More by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

> [Yes -- or rather, it's not so much that I want to die as that I'm tired of living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/yes-or-rather-it-s-not-so-much-that-i-want-to-die-as-that-i-m-tired/)

[Ryūnosuke Akutagawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/)

> [“But he knew what was wrong with him; he was ashamed of himself and afraid of them- afraid of the society whe so despised.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/but-he-knew-what-was-wrong-with-him-he-was-ashamed-of-himself-and/)

[Ryünosuke Akutagawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/)

> [“...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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/o-suzu-left-whatever-work-she-was-doing-at-her-sewing-machine-and/)

[Ryunosuke Akutagawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/)

> [I have no conscience at all -- least of all an artistic conscience. All I have is nerves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/i-have-no-conscience-at-all-least-of-all-an-artistic-conscience-all-i/)

[Ryūnosuke Akutagawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/i-don-t-have-the-strength-to-keep-writing-this-to-go-on-living-with/)

[Ryūnosuke Akutagawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/)

> [“He disliked his own lies as much as his parents', but still he continued to lie -- boldly and cunningly. He did this primarily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/he-disliked-his-own-lies-as-much-as-his-parents-but-still-he/)

[Ryūnosuke Akutagawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/)

> [“These works are handed down from teacher to pupil, from parent to child, almost without question, like DNA. They are memorized, recited, discussed in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/these-works-are-handed-down-from-teacher-to-pupil-from-parent-to/)

[Ryūnosuke Akutagawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/)

> [A man sometimes devotes his life to a desire which he is not sure will ever be fulfilled. Those who laugh at this folly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/a-man-sometimes-devotes-his-life-to-a-desire-which-he-is-not-sure/)

[Ryūnosuke Akutagawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/)

> [“He was said to have survived starvation by eating human flesh, after which he had the strength to tear out the antlers of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/he-was-said-to-have-survived-starvation-by-eating-human-flesh-after/)

[Ryūnosuke Akutagawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/i-may-be-a-lunatic-but-then-wasn-t-my-lunacy-caused-by-a-monster-that/)

[Ryūnosuke Akutagawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/)

> [“...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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/we-could-see-the-parapet-of-ryougoku-bridge-arching-above-the-waves/)

[Ryunosuke Akutagawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/)

> [“Directly beneath the Lotus Pond of Paradise lay the lower depths of Hell, and as He peered through the crystalline waters, He could see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/directly-beneath-the-lotus-pond-of-paradise-lay-the-lower-depths-of/)

[Ryūnosuke Akutagawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/)

> [It is unfortunate for the gods that, unlike us, they cannot commit suicide.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/it-is-unfortunate-for-the-gods-that-unlike-us-they-cannot-commit/)

[Ryūnosuke Akutagawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/)

> [I could wish for nothing more than to die for a childish dream in which I truly believed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/i-could-wish-for-nothing-more-than-to-die-for-a-childish-dream-in/)

[Ryūnosuke Akutagawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/)

> [“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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/this-is-all-for-the-sake-of-the-house-he-told-himself-but-behind-his/)

[Ryūnosuke Akutagawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ry-nosuke-akutagawa/)

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