All Izumi Shikibu Quotes
- Even when a river of tears courses through this body, the flame of love cannot be quenched. Body
- The one close to me now; even my own body--these too will soon become clouds, floating in different directions. Body
- Watching the moon at midnight, solitary, mid-sky, I knew myself completely, no part left out. Completely
- Come quickly -- as soon as these blossoms open, they fall. This world exists as a sheen of dew on flowers. Blossoms
- In love longing I listen to the monk's bell. I will never forget you even for an interval short as those between the bell notes. Bell