“To be a saint or a man of too good a nature in today's pragmatic world, with everyone out to get the other fellow, was equivalent to being a fool, wasn't it?” — Shūsaku Endō Copy Share Image
“ Desolation would not be the proper word to describe his feelings now; it was more the sense of emptiness he imagined he might… — Shusaku Endo Copy Share Image
Over the years I have forged intimate familial ties with these characters, who are reflections of a portion of myself. Consequently, even a character who appeared only once in a short story waits now in the wings, concealed by the curtain, for his next appearance on-stage. Not one of them has ever broken free of his familial ties with me… — Shusaku Endo Copy Share
“The important thing in this life is to link your sadness to the sadness of others.” — Shusaku Endo Copy Share Image
“We priests are in some ways a sad group of men. Born into the world to render service to mankind, there is no one… — Shūsaku Endō Copy Share Image
“When you sail, don't Pull up the anchor weeping. Be a man, do it laughing...” — Shūsaku Endō Copy Share Image
“Not all men are handsome and strong. There are some who are cowards from birth. There are some who are weak by nature. There… — Shūsaku Endō Copy Share Image
“For the first time in her life Tomoe came to the realization that there are fools and fools. A man who loves others with… — Shūsaku Endō Copy Share Image
“To help others is the way of Buddha and the teaching of Christianity - in this point the two religions are the same. What… — Shūsaku Endō Copy Share Image
