“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
![“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 consideration. She must still live on in this hard unpitying world, but he, once he had jumped [in battle], had jumped beyond such things. The case could well have been different, had…” quote by Sōseki Natsume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f93/soseki-natsume-9685_grief_i-realized-that-it-was-not-ko-san-now-sa_2993922.jpg)
