“If animal history has been a history of evolution, then the history of mankind is one of retrogression. Hooray for monsters! Monsters are the great embodiments of the weak.” — Abe Kōbō Copy Share Image
“Moreover, how effective can it possibly be for an individual to assert his autonomy [jishusei] when encountering a reality in which even his personal… — Abe Kobo Copy Share Image
“The dial of the clock wears out unevenly; Most worn Is the area round eight. As it is stared at with abrasive glances unfailingly… — Abe Kōbō Copy Share Image
“If animal history has been a history of evolution, then the history of mankind is one of retrogression. Hooray for monsters! Monsters are the… — Abe Kōbō Copy Share Image
“There wasn't a single item of importance [in the newspaper]. A tower of illusion, all of it, made of illusory bricks and full of… — Abe Kōbō Copy Share Image
“One measure of a civilization, in fact, is the percentage of misfits in its society.” — Abe Kōbō Copy Share Image
![“Moreover, how effective can it possibly be for an individual to assert his autonomy [jishusei] when encountering a reality in which even his personal safety cannot be guaranteed without passing through the mesh of politics? When reality is enmeshed in political relations, even the escape of the…” quote by Abe Kobo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/38e/abe-kobo-56142_freedom_moreover-how-effective-can-it-possibly-b_151998.jpg)
![“There wasn't a single item of importance [in the newspaper]. A tower of illusion, all of it, made of illusory bricks and full of holes. If life were made up only of important things, it really would be a dangerous house of glass, scarcely to be handled carelessly. But everyday life was exactly…” quote by Abe Kōbō](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a64/abe-kobo-56142_day-life_there-wasn-t-a-single-item-of-importance_2134815.jpg)
