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title: "1 Love Longing Quotes By Izumi Shikibu"
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> [In love longing I listen to the monk's bell. I will never forget you even for an interval short as those between the bell notes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izumi-shikibu/in-love-longing-i-listen-to-the-monk-s-bell-i-will-never-forget-you/)

[Izumi Shikibu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izumi-shikibu/)

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## More by Izumi Shikibu

> [Although I try / to hold the single thought / of Buddha's teaching in my heart, / I cannot help but hear / the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izumi-shikibu/although-i-try-to-hold-the-single-thought-of-buddha-s-teaching-in-my/)

[Izumi Shikibu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izumi-shikibu/)

> [Watching the moon at midnight, solitary, mid-sky, I knew myself completely, no part left out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izumi-shikibu/watching-the-moon-at-midnight-solitary-mid-sky-i-knew-myself/)

[Izumi Shikibu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izumi-shikibu/)

> [In love longing I listen to the monk's bell. I will never forget you even for an interval short as those between the bell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izumi-shikibu/in-love-longing-i-listen-to-the-monk-s-bell-i-will-never-forget-you/)

[Izumi Shikibu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izumi-shikibu/)

> [“Rather than recall in these flowers the fragrance of the past, I would like to hear this nightingale's voice, to know if his song…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izumi-shikibu/rather-than-recall-in-these-flowers-the-fragrance-of-the-past-i-would/)

[Izumi Shikibu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izumi-shikibu/)

> [Rather than recallin these flowersthe fragrance of the past,I would like to hear this nightingale's voice,to know if his song is as sweet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izumi-shikibu/rather-than-recallin-these-flowersthe-fragrance-of-the-past-i-would/)

[Izumi Shikibu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izumi-shikibu/)

> [Come quickly -- as soon as these blossoms open, they fall. This world exists as a sheen of dew on flowers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izumi-shikibu/come-quickly-as-soon-as-these-blossoms-open-they-fall-this-world/)

[Izumi Shikibu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izumi-shikibu/)

> [Even when a river of tears courses through this body, the flame of love cannot be quenched.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izumi-shikibu/even-when-a-river-of-tears-courses-through-this-body-the-flame-of/)

[Izumi Shikibu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izumi-shikibu/)

> [The one close to me now; even my own body--these too will soon become clouds, floating in different directions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izumi-shikibu/the-one-close-to-me-now-even-my-own-body-these-too-will-soon-become/)

[Izumi Shikibu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izumi-shikibu/)

> [“Watching the moon at dawn, solitary, mid-sky, I knew myself completely, no part left out.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izumi-shikibu/watching-the-moon-at-dawn-solitary-mid-sky-i-knew-myself-completely/)

[Izumi Shikibu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izumi-shikibu/)

> [In this world love has no color yet how deeply my body is stained by yours.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izumi-shikibu/in-this-world-love-has-no-color-yet-how-deeply-my-body-is-stained-by/)

[Izumi Shikibu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izumi-shikibu/)

> [“Even if I now saw you only once, I would long for you through worlds, worlds.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izumi-shikibu/even-if-i-now-saw-you-only-once-i-would-long-for-you-through-worlds/)

[Izumi Shikibu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izumi-shikibu/)

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