“Procurar placer a una mujer es exponerte a cien sinsabores sin un solo beneficio.” — Yukio Mishima Copy Share Image
“I can only bow to the will of the heaven, but not to the will of these men.” — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“As much as any contemporary writer, Murakami grasps the bewildering fluidity of commoditized life.” — The Japan Foundation 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
“I don't remember who spoke first, but I do recall the first words between us: "How often we meet among old books!"… — Ōgai Mori Copy Share Image
“From then on, my thesis hung over me like a curse, and with bloodshot eyes, I worked like a madman.” — Natsume Sōseki Copy Share Image
“Human beings are basically huge monkeys that walked upright, but they can be pretty full of themselves.” — Hiro Arikawa Copy Share Image
“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
“People have separated from each other with walls of concrete that blocked the roads to connection and love. and Nature has been… — Yasunari Kawabata Copy Share Image
“I recall the months and years I spent as the intimate of someone whose affections have now faded like cherry blossoms scattering… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Here--you warriors--why this moaning and complaining? Have you no more sense than toads and vipers? Our time hasn't come. Have you no… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“When you're a kid, getting lost isn't just an event or a situation, it's like a career move. You get this thrill… — Ryū Murakami 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
“Is that so? He who lives in the mountains years for the city, and the city-dweller would rather live in the mountains,"… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“Through his mad fancying he remembered Mokunosuke's words: "Whoever you are, you are a man after all. You are no cripple with… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“…Her desire was close to that of the person who drowns himself; he does not necessarily covet death so much as what… — Yukio Mishima Copy Share Image
“Should misfortune visit the Court, that can only be the result of its continued abuses. If the palace is attacked, that can… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“When you're in an extreme situation you tend to avoid facing it by getting caught up in little details. Like a guy… — Ryū Murakami Copy Share Image
“I felt as though I owned the whole world. And little wonder, because at no time are we ever in such complete… — Yukio Mishima Copy Share Image
“Pero éste no es su Dios. Es mi Dios. Lo he aprendido porque he sacrificado mi vida, porque me han lacerado la… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“Ah, you pitiful, pitiful creatures! Beautiful family! Nobler far than stupid men..." he cried softly to himself. What was he doing here… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“When they heard that someone was full figured and liked cooking & eating, most men imagined someone who was quiet and domestic;… — Asako Yuzuki Copy Share Image
“In the ashes on the hearth Saigyo traced and retraced the word, "pity." He had yet to learn to accept life with… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“It’s odd how one’s memories of youth turn out so bleak. Why does the business of growing up—one’s recollections of growth itself—have… — Yukio Mishima Copy Share Image
“Held in the custody of childhood is a locked chest; the adolescent, by one means or another, tries to open it. The… — Yukio Mishima Copy Share Image
“How was Gengo to know, Saigyo reflected, that this unheroic existence imposed even greater torment than the icy lashings of the Nachi… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“今日、短い午睡から目覚めたとき、《顔のない男》が私の前にいた。 Hoy, al despertar de la pequeña siesta vespertina, el "hombre sin rostro" se encontraba enfrente de mi.” — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“I am a lonely man,' Sensei said. 'And so I am glad that you come to see me. But I am also… — Natsume Sōseki Copy Share Image
“He invited me to his apartment in the wee hours one morning and pulled out a set of children's building blocks. It… — Ryū Murakami Copy Share Image
“…In the very simplicity of her desire to punish herself appeared egoism in its purest form. Never before had this woman who… — Yukio Mishima 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 can endure almost anything but there's one thing they can't survive. Man is an animal that can't stand boredom” — Koji Suzuki 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
“Call them robbers and cutthroats--were they not amiable enough when they had sufficient to fill their bellies? Something was out of joint… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“An obstacle which would frighten discreet men is nothing to determined women. They dare what men avoid, and sometimes they achieve an… — Ōgai Mori 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
“Lady #1, Maki, had never once given any thought to what was really right for her in her life, simply believing that… — Ryū Murakami Copy Share Image
