"But, drawn to her at that moment, he……" — Yasunari Kawabata
"But, drawn to her at that moment, he felt a quiet like the voice of the rain flow over him. He knew well enough that for her it was in fact no waste of effort, but somehow the final determination that it was had the effect of distilling and purifying the woman's existence."
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26 Quotes by Yasunari Kawabata
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A child walked by, rolling a metal hoop that made a sound of autumn.
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The labor into which a heart has poured its whole love--where will it have its say, to excite and inspire,…
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And I can't complain. After all, only woemn are able really to love
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Along the coast the sea roars, and inland the mountains roar – the roaring at the center, like a distant…
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The snow on the distant mountains was soft and creamy, as if veiled in a faint smoke.
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THE TRAIN came out of the long tunnel into the snow country.
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The winter moon becomes a companion, the heart of the priest, sunk in meditation upon religion and philosophy, there in…
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A secret, if it's kept, can be sweet and comforting, but once it leaks out it can turn on you…
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The sound of the freezing of snow over the land seemed to roar deep into the earth. There was no…
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Our language is primarily for expressing human goodness and beauty.
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The woman was silent, her eyes on the floor. Shimamura had come to a point where he knew he was…
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The road was frozen. The village lay quiet under the cold sky. Komako hitched up the skirt of her kimono…
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More Determination Quotes
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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
— Aristotle
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Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible.
— Saint Augustine
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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't.
— Richard Bach
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A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
— Francis Bacon
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The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.
— Roger Bannister
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So we want an Islamic state where Islamic law is not just in the books but enforced, and enforced with…
— Abu Bakar Bashir
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It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong…
— Henry Ward Beecher
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What this power is I cannot say; all I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when…
— Alexander Graham Bell
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Meanings are not determined by situations, but we determine ourselves by the meanings we give to situations.
— Alfred Adler
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If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.
— Milton Berle
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Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.
— Mary McLeod Bethune
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