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“17. Butterfly
A butterfly fluttered its wings in a wind thick with the smell of seaweed. His dry lips felt the touch of the butterfly for the briefest instant, yet the wisp of wing dust still shone on his lips years later.”
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A butterfly fluttered its wings in a wind thick with the smell of seaweed. His dry lips felt the touch of the butterfly for the briefest instant, yet the wisp of wing dust still shone on his lips years later.”
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“As you can imagine, those who had fallen this far had been so worn down by their tortures in the seven other hells that they no longer had the strength to cry out.”
― The Spider's Thread
― The Spider's Thread
“I have no conscience at all -- least of all an artistic conscience. All I have is nerves.”
― Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories
― Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories
“It is unfortunate for the gods that, unlike us, they cannot commit suicide.”
― Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories
― Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories
“Yes -- or rather, it's not so much that I want to die as that I'm tired of living.”
― Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories
― Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories
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