Milena

“Though I continue to wage my solitary battle, I can now no longer deny that I seem destined to lose, and loneliness and sorrow overwhelm me. But, having come this far, I can hardly turn to those who I have until now shown nothing but contempt and beg them to be admitted into the flock, telling them I've finally seen the error of my ways. No, I have no choice but to continue drinking my cheap liquor and fighting my losing battle.”
― Osamu Dazai, Self-Portraits: Tales from the Life of Japan's Great Decadent Romantic

“I was so crazed by my own sufferng that I became blind to the obvious fact that other people, too, were living for all they were worth.”
― Osamu Dazai, Self-Portraits: Tales from the Life of Japan's Great Decadent Romantic

“Who knew that life was full of such surprises?”
― Osamu Dazai, The Beggar Student

“What a truly, truly hopeless man I am. There's nothing worthwhile about me. I'm a spoiled child when it comes to my hometown. When I come in contact with that hometown atmosphere, I grow limp, my selfishness gets the better of me, I lose all self-control. I become so useless that it's amazing even to me. My willpower goes out the window, my brakes fail. My heart pounds frightfully, every joint in my body goes slack, and it becomes impossible for me to put on airs.”
― Osamu Dazai, Self-Portraits: Tales from the Life of Japan's Great Decadent Romantic