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“As for the Virgin, the one distinctively female figure in the galaxy, I can scarcely say what she meant to me. She was dressed adequately, but only in the coils and sweeps of her long hair; and I doubt whether the school authorities, had they known about her, would have approved of the hours of dalliance my thoughts spent with her, though these, I think, were innocent enough.”
What an incredible passage.

Enjoying it so far!

Loving this so far!

“You think there are no crimes without owners? It is not a matter of finding. It is only a matter of choosing. Like picking the proper suit in a store.”

“He lay a long time listening to the others breathing in their sleep while he contemplated the wildness about him, the wildness within.”

Yozo, discussing his new “friend” from Art class: “We were of one species if only in that we were both disoriented.”

Yozo’s insistence on his “other”-ness is really quite a riot, considering so many young people—especially those who have just begun college—feel disconnected from their peers, like they are the only ones that feel a certain way. Yet, this is untrue; it makes Yozo akin to his peers.

Just came across a funny (and accurate) observation by Yozo, the narrator. It reads:
“Long personal experience had taught me that when a woman bursts into hysterics, the way to restore her spirits is to give her something sweet.”