Amy

“The lack of money made people do all sorts of stupid things; then again... excess brought about the same result. The only difference? The former was tragic, the latter was damnable.”
― Serban Valentin Constantin Enache, Talking Crows

“Sarusawa Pond is a very special place, because the Emperor paid it a formal visit when he heard how one of the Palace Maidens had drowned herself there. 1 Thinking of Hitomaro’s marvellous words ‘her hair tangled as in sleep’, there is really nothing I can add.”
― Sei Shōnagon, The Pillow Book

“A man you’ve had to conceal in some unsatisfactory hiding place, who then begins to snore.”
― Sei Shōnagon, The Pillow Book

“Oi. Come here. Come here, she cat. Wouldn’t you like to pluck my feathers and eat me whole? All that’s stopping you is a little effort. Come, now...”
― Serban Valentin Constantin Enache, Talking Crows