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It was because he despised himself that he refused to accept openheartedly the intimacy of others. I feel great pity for him.
“I am afraid because I can so clearly foresee my own life rotting away of itself, like a leaf that rots without falling, while I pursue my round of existence from day to day.”
― The Setting Sun
― The Setting Sun
“Why do you grieve so uselessly? Every uncertainty is the result of a certainty. There is nothing in this world really to be lamented.”
― The Tale of Genji
― The Tale of Genji
“Anyway, you can be sure of one thing, a man's got to fake just to stay alive.”
― The Setting Sun
― The Setting Sun
“I wonder if there is anyone who is not depraved. A wearisome thought.
I want money. Unless I have it....
In my sleep, a natural death!”
― The Setting Sun
I want money. Unless I have it....
In my sleep, a natural death!”
― The Setting Sun
“I drink out of desperation. Life is too dreary to endure. The misery, loneliness, crampedness — they're heartbreaking.[...] What feelings do you suppose a man has when he realizes that he will never know happiness or glory as long as he lives? Hard work. All that amounts to is food for the wild beasts of hunger.”
― The Setting Sun
― The Setting Sun
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