“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
“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
“As much as any contemporary writer, Murakami grasps the bewildering fluidity of commoditized life.” — The Japan Foundation 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
“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
“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
“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 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
“I seem to hear thousands of voices--the voices of the common folk in the marketplace--urging me to go forward and do what… — Eiji Yoshikawa 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
“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
“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
“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
“Every time he studied this instrument, with its slender, gleaming steel rod that tapered down to such needle-like sharpness, he wondered why… — Ryū Murakami Copy Share Image
“I realized that it was not Ko-san, now safely ditched for ever, but Ko-san's mother who stood in need of pity and… — Sōseki Natsume Copy Share Image
“Until I met you," she said, "I never realized how precious each day could be. When I was working, each day was… — Shūichi Yoshida 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
“They needed a reason why a little kid would commit murder, someone or something to point the finger at, and I think… — Ryū Murakami 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
