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> [“I was only giving expression to a sad reflection that was rising in my mind. Kichijiro was right in saying that all men are not saints and heroes. How many of our Christians, if only they had been born in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shusaku-endo/i-was-only-giving-expression-to-a-sad-reflection-that-was-rising-in/)

[Shusaku Endo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shusaku-endo/)

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## More by Shusaku Endo

> [“ Desolation would not be the proper word to describe his feelings now; it was more the sense of emptiness he imagined he might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shusaku-endo/desolation-would-not-be-the-proper-word-to-describe-his-feelings-now/)

[Shusaku Endo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shusaku-endo/)

> [Over the years I have forged intimate familial ties with these characters, who are reflections of a portion of myself. Consequently, even a character…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shusaku-endo/over-the-years-i-have-forged-intimate-familial-ties-with-these/)

[Shusaku Endo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shusaku-endo/)

> [“The important thing in this life is to link your sadness to the sadness of others.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shusaku-endo/the-important-thing-in-this-life-is-to-link-your-sadness-to-the/)

[Shusaku Endo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shusaku-endo/)

> [“The earth is not just for the clever and the strong.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shusaku-endo/the-earth-is-not-just-for-the-clever-and-the-strong/)

[Shūsaku Endō](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shusaku-endo/)

> [“We priests are in some ways a sad group of men. Born into the world to render service to mankind, there is no one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shusaku-endo/we-priests-are-in-some-ways-a-sad-group-of-men-born-into-the-world-to/)

[Shūsaku Endō](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shusaku-endo/)

> [“People are linked together by enmity than by love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shusaku-endo/people-are-linked-together-by-enmity-than-by-love/)

[Shūsaku Endō](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shusaku-endo/)

> [“When you sail, don't Pull up the anchor weeping. Be a man, do it laughing...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shusaku-endo/when-you-sail-don-t-pull-up-the-anchor-weeping-be-a-man-do-it-laughing/)

[Shūsaku Endō](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shusaku-endo/)

> [“Not all men are handsome and strong. There are some who are cowards from birth. There are some who are weak by nature. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shusaku-endo/not-all-men-are-handsome-and-strong-there-are-some-who-are-cowards/)

[Shūsaku Endō](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shusaku-endo/)

> [Christianity, to be effective in Japan, must change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shusaku-endo/christianity-to-be-effective-in-japan-must-change/)

[Shusaku Endo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shusaku-endo/)

> [“For the first time in her life Tomoe came to the realization that there are fools and fools. A man who loves others with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shusaku-endo/for-the-first-time-in-her-life-tomoe-came-to-the-realization-that/)

[Shūsaku Endō](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shusaku-endo/)

> [“To help others is the way of Buddha and the teaching of Christianity - in this point the two religions are the same. What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shusaku-endo/to-help-others-is-the-way-of-buddha-and-the-teaching-of-christianity/)

[Shūsaku Endō](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shusaku-endo/)

> [“Trample! Trample! It is to be trampled on by you that I am here. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shusaku-endo/trample-trample-it-is-to-be-trampled-on-by-you-that-i-am-here/)

[Shusaku Endo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shusaku-endo/)

> [“His pity for them had been overwhelming; but pity was not action.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shusaku-endo/his-pity-for-them-had-been-overwhelming-but-pity-was-not-action/)

[Shusaku Endo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shusaku-endo/)

> [“I was only giving expression to a sad reflection that was rising in my mind. Kichijiro was right in saying that all men are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shusaku-endo/i-was-only-giving-expression-to-a-sad-reflection-that-was-rising-in/)

[Shusaku Endo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shusaku-endo/)

> [Every weakness contains within itself a strength.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shusaku-endo/every-weakness-contains-within-itself-a-strength/)

[Shusaku Endo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shusaku-endo/)

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