“When I saw the illustration a new idea came to me. Might it not be possible to have Satsuko’s face and figure carved on my tombstone in the manner of such a Bodhisattva, to use her as the secret model… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Copy Share Image
“When she treads on my grave and feels as if she’s trampling on that doting old man’s bones, my spirit will still be alive, feeling the whole weight of her body, feeling pain, feeling the fine-grained velvety smoothness of the soles of her feet. Even after I’m dead I’ll be aware of that. I can’t believe I won’t. In the… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Copy Share
“Teinosuke preferred not to be too deeply involved in domestic problems, and particularly with regard to Etsuko's upbringing he was of the view that… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Copy Share Image
“It’s odd, but even when I am in pain I have a sexual urge. Perhaps especially when I am in pain I have a… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Copy Share Image
“After looking at myself in the mirror, I looked at Satsuko. I could not believe that we were creatures of the same species. The… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Copy Share Image
“There are those who hold that to quibble over matters of taste in the basic necessities of life is an extravagance” — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Copy Share Image
“[…] we can’t make a decision between being sad for a little while and being wretched for the rest of our lives. Or rather… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Copy Share Image
“I wouldn’t mind being injured if that would bring Satsuko pleasure, and a mortal injury would be all the better. Yet to think of… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Copy Share Image
“When I was at the University I knew a law student named Yamada Uruu. Later he worked for the Osaka Municipal Office; he’s been dead for years. This man’s father was an old-time lawyer, or “advocate,” who in early Meiji defended the notorious murderess Takahashi Oden. It seems he often talked to his son about Oden’s beauty. Apparently he would… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Copy Share
“If I've changed, I've changed." "Have you really changed, or are you only making a show?" "Making a show?" "Yes." "...I don't really know.” — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Copy Share Image
“The quality that we call beauty ... must always grow from the realities of life.” — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Copy Share Image
“To Yukiko, however, drawn as she was to the past, there was something very unsatisfactory about this brother in law, and she was sure… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Copy Share Image
“When I saw the illustration a new idea came to me. Might it not be possible to have Satsuko’s face and figure carved on… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Copy Share Image
![“[…] we can’t make a decision between being sad for a little while and being wretched for the rest of our lives. Or rather we’ve made the decision and have trouble finding the courage to carry it through.” quote by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d3e/jun-ichir-tanizaki-21691_courage_we-can-t-make-a-decision-between-being-s_810112.jpg)
