Yes -- or rather, it's not so much that I want to die as that I'm tired of living. — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa I'm tired Copy Share Image
“But he knew what was wrong with him; he was ashamed of himself and afraid of them- afraid of the society whe… — Ryünosuke Akutagawa Illness Copy Share Image
“...O-suzu left whatever work she was doing at her sewing machine and dragged Takeo back to O-yoshi and her son. How dare… — Ryunosuke Akutagawa Computers Copy Share Image
I have no conscience at all -- least of all an artistic conscience. All I have is nerves. — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Art Copy Share Image
I don't have the strength to keep writing this. To go on living with this feeling is painful beyond description. Isn't there… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Description Copy Share Image
“He disliked his own lies as much as his parents', but still he continued to lie -- boldly and cunningly. He did… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Deceit Copy Share Image
“These works are handed down from teacher to pupil, from parent to child, almost without question, like DNA. They are memorized, recited,… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Books Copy Share Image
A man sometimes devotes his life to a desire which he is not sure will ever be fulfilled. Those who laugh at… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Desire Copy Share Image
“He was said to have survived starvation by eating human flesh, after which he had the strength to tear out the antlers… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Cannibalism Copy Share Image
I may be a lunatic, but then, wasn't my lunacy caused by a monster that lurks at the bottom of every human… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Bottom Copy Share Image
“...we could see the parapet of Ryougoku Bridge, arching above the waves that flickered in the faint mid-autumn twilight and against the… — Ryunosuke Akutagawa Darkness Copy Share Image
“Directly beneath the Lotus Pond of Paradise lay the lower depths of Hell, and as He peered through the crystalline waters, He… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Hell Copy Share Image
It is unfortunate for the gods that, unlike us, they cannot commit suicide. — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Commit Copy Share Image
I could wish for nothing more than to die for a childish dream in which I truly believed. — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Dream Copy Share Image
“This is all for the sake of the House,” he told himself, but behind his resolve he sensed, indistinctly, a certain effort… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Copy Share Image
17. Butterfly A butterfly fluttered its wings in a wind thick with the smell of seaweed. His dry lips felt the touch… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Butterfly Copy Share Image
“People say they need freedom, but in fact, nobody wants freedom.” — Ryunosuke Akutagawa Freedom Copy Share Image
“People used to say that on moonless nights Her Ladyship's broad-skirted scarlet trousers would glide eerily along the outdoor corridor, never touching… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Japan Copy Share Image
“Still more horrible was the color of the flames that licked the latticed cabin vents before shooting skyward, as though - might… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Fire Copy Share Image
I have heard unsavory rumors about you and the umbrella-maker's daughter — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Children Copy Share Image
“That’s because, in a way different from what you meant by it, you can’t trust anybody.” Major Kimura lit a new cigar… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Trust Copy Share Image
..he understood far more deeply than anyone else the loneliness that lurked beneath his jaunty mask. — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Loneliness Copy Share Image
He felt so lost, he said later, that the familiar studio felt like a haunted valley deep in the mountains, with the… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Familiar Copy Share Image
I could have sworn that the man's eyes were no longer watching his daughter dying in agony, that instead the gorgeous colors… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Agony Copy Share Image
Chained inside the carriage is a sinful woman. When we set the carriage afire, her flesh will be roasted, her bones will… — Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Agonizing Copy Share Image
