“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
“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
“I can only bow to the will of the heaven, but not to the will of these men.” — 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
“Procurar placer a una mujer es exponerte a cien sinsabores sin un solo beneficio.” — Yukio Mishima 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
“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
“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
“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
“…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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“Human beings are basically huge monkeys that walked upright, but they can be pretty full of themselves.” — Hiro Arikawa 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
