A man sometimes devotes his life to a desire which he is not sure will ever be fulfilled. Those who laugh at this folly are, after all, no more than mere spectators of life.

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I could wish for nothing more than to die for a childish dream in which I truly believed.

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa


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I have heard unsavory rumors about you and the umbrella-maker's daughter

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...we could see the parapet of Ryougoku Bridge, arching above the waves that flickered in the faint mid-autumn twilight and against the sky, as though an immense black Chinese ink stroke had been brushed across it. The silhouettes of the traffic, horses and carriages soon faded into the vaporous mist, and now all that could be seen were the dots of reddish light from the passengers' lanterns, rapidly passing to and fro in the darkness like small winter cherries.

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

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...O-suzu left whatever work she was doing at her sewing machine and dragged Takeo back to O-yoshi and her son.
How dare you behave so selfishly! Now tell O-yoshi-san that you are sorry. Get down on the mats and make a proper bow!

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Tag: humor culture japanese



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I don't have the strength to keep writing this. To go on living with this feeling is painful beyond description. Isn't there someone kind enough to strangle me in my sleep?

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Não tenho consciência de qualquer espécie, nem mesmo artística. Sensibilidade é tudo que tenho.

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Still more horrible was the color of the flames that licked the latticed cabin vents before shooting skyward, as though - might I say? - the sun itself had crashed to earth, spewing its heavenly fire in all directions.

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Tag: japan fire japanese japanese-literature



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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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..he understood far more deeply than anyone else the loneliness that lurked beneath his jaunty mask.

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