Shion Miura

“A dictionary is a ship that crosses the sea of words,” said Araki, with a sense that he was laying bare his…

— Shion Miura

“The dictionary’s very flaws made the exertions and enthusiasm of its compilers real to his imagination. The vast array of words—entry words,…

— Shion Miura

“Professor . . .” Majime was moved by this declaration. “Words and the human heart that creates them are absolutely free, with no connection…

— Shion Miura

“And however perfectionist you tried to be, in the end words were alive, in constant flux. No dictionary could ever achieve true…

— Shion Miura

“He grew interested in words as a means of communicating thoughts and feelings, and majored in linguistics in college.”

— Shion Miura

“What’s your hobby, Majime?” Nishioka boldly asked, searching for a friendly overture. A bit of wood ear mushroom was sticking out of…

— Shion Miura

“Any dictionary, no matter how well made, was destined to go out of date. Words were living things.”

— Shion Miura

“I think it’s better if two people don’t expect too much of each other.”

— Shion Miura

“Yes, it matters. The Great Passage is supposed to be a dictionary for a new age. If we yield to the majority…

— Shion Miura

“These people so entranced by dictionaries were outside the bounds of Nishioka’s understanding. He couldn’t even be sure they thought of their…

— Shion Miura

“What if the interior of a room mirrors the interior of its inhabitant?”

— Shion Miura

“His useless pride had become so swollen that the expression 'caring nothing for appearances' could never, ever apply to him”

— Shion Miura

“What lies deep inside the heart can be a mystery even to oneself.”

— Shion Miura

“The more you took a project to heart, the more your expectations of others on the team were bound to rise. The…

— Shion Miura

“Words and the human heart that creates them are absolutely free, with no connection to the powers that be.”

— Shion Miura

“Far from dampening Araki’s interest, the discovery that his dictionary wasn’t perfect only fanned his ardor. If some definitions weren’t quite successful,…

— Shion Miura

“And yet—if only Nishioka had something that meant as much to him as dictionaries did to Majime and the rest. Then surely…

— Shion Miura

“But he wasn't trying to get Kaguya in his clutches -- he sincerely wanted a relationship with her, that's all. If she…

— Shion Miura

“A dictionary is a repository of human wisdom not because it contains an accumulation of words but because it embodies true hope,…

— Shion Miura

“Dictionaries are well respected, and they’re immune to market fluctuations. Isn’t there anyone with the balls to aim high and think long-term?…

— Shion Miura

“You cannot use a word properly if you don’t know precisely what it means.”

— Shion Miura

“Dictionaries are well respected, and they’re immune to market fluctuations.”

— Shion Miura

“Human beings had created words to communicate with the dead, and with those yet unborn.”

— Shion Miura

“No matter how poor he was at communicating with people, with books he could engage in deep, quiet dialogue.”

— Shion Miura

“Occasionally, out of curiosity or goodwill, someone would speak to him, but his response would be so off the mark that they…

— Shion Miura