“Let us be sure that the lady of our choice possesses certain tangible qualities that we admire; and if in other ways she falls short of our ideal, we must be patient and call to mind those qualities that first… — Lady Murasaki Shikibu Copy Share Image
“The number of those who have nothing to recommend them and of those in whom nothing but good can be found is probably equal” — Lady Murasaki Shikibu Copy Share Image
“Let us be sure that the lady of our choice possesses certain tangible qualities that we admire; and if in other ways she falls… — Lady Murasaki Shikibu Copy Share Image
