A woman who does not know herself has no choice other than to live with other people’s evaluations. But no one can adapt perfectly to public opinion. And herein lies the source of their destruction. — Natsuo Kirino Copy Share Image
When stones lying warm in the sun were turned over, they exposed the cold, damp earth underneath; and that was where Masako had burrowed deep. There was no trace of warmth in this dark earth, yet for a bug curled… — Natsuo Kirino Copy Share Image
I'm this superphilosophical kind of person. Stuck in a prison of abstract ideas and overpowering emotions, I have this personality that makes it really… — Natsuo Kirino Copy Share Image
In order to induce the process of decay, water is necessary. I think that, in the case of women, men are the water. — Natsuo Kirino Copy Share Image
“The woman had gasped beneath his heavy body. He rubbed against her, lubricated by the warm, sticky liquid, but as her body gradually grew… — Natsuo Kirino Copy Share Image
It wasn't so much that I was afraid of the place itself, but I was afraid of the creatures who masqueraded as people. — Natsuo Kirino Copy Share Image
“But it did seem that the thing we are most proud of and the thing we are most ashamed of are but the front… — Natsuo Kirino Copy Share Image
“But even a nice mom and dad like this can't really sense how their child's been assaulted by commercialism ever since she was little,… — Natsuo Kirino Copy Share Image
I don't know if foreigners will take to my novels or not. It may be that my books appeal only to a particular gender… — Natsuo Kirino Copy Share Image
“For a nymphomaniac like myself, I suppose there could be no job more suitable than prostitution; it is my God-given destiny. No matter how… — Natsuo Kirino Copy Share Image
“So something that never should have happened did, all because of my thoughts and actions. A clear-cut cause-and-effect relationship. I was the one who… — Natsuo Kirino Copy Share Image
“This didn't make me sad exactly - it was more a feeling that my own world was too simple, too smooth, too boring and… — Natsuo Kirino Copy Share Image
