“When she treads on my grave and feels as if she’s trampling on that doting old man’s bones, my spirit will still… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Feeling pain Copy Share Image
“Teinosuke preferred not to be too deeply involved in domestic problems, and particularly with regard to Etsuko's upbringing he was of the… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Strong women 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… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Pain 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… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Ugly face 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 Life 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.… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Courage 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… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Death 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;… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Copy Share Image
“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… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Copy Share Image
“The quality that we call beauty ... must always grow from the realities of life.” — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Beauty 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… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Brother in law 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… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Religious beliefs Copy Share Image
“Era mortificante pensar que otro hombre había descubierto ese exótico aspecto de su belleza que a mí se me había pasado por… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Copy Share Image
“But when Kaname asked: "Would you like to separate, then?" Misako answered: "Would you?" They knew that divorce was the solution, and… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Courage Copy Share Image
“But does a decent man make promises just to please a woman? Isn't it more honest to refuse to?" "I don't like… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Decent man Copy Share Image
“If indeed "elegance is frigid," it can as well be described as filthy. There is no denying, at any rate, that among… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Beauty Copy Share Image
“Perhaps I am already tired of life—I feel as if it makes no difference when I die. The other day at the… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Coming to an end Copy Share Image
“Children retain a great deal, and when they grow up they start going over things and rejudging them from a grownup's point… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Children Copy Share Image
“Western clothes were intended for healthy, robust men: to anyone in a weakened condition they were quite insupportable. Around the waist, over… — Jun'ichirō Tanizaki Health Copy Share Image
