I could have sworn that the man's eyes were no longer watching his daughter dying in agony, that instead the gorgeous colors of flames and the sight of a woman suffering in them were giving him joy beyond measure.
It is unfortunate for the gods that, unlike us, they cannot commit suicide. - Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
It is unfortunate for the gods that, unlike us, they cannot commit suicide.
- Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
I could have sworn that the man's eyes were no longer watching his daughter dying in agony, that instead the gorgeous colors of flames and the sight … - Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
I could have sworn that the man's eyes were no longer watching his daughter dying in agony, that instead the gorgeous colors of flames and the sight …
Yes -- or rather, it's not so much that I want to die as that I'm tired of living. - Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Yes -- or rather, it's not so much that I want to die as that I'm tired of living.
I have no conscience at all -- least of all an artistic conscience. All I have is nerves. - Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
I have no conscience at all -- least of all an artistic conscience. All I have is nerves.
..he understood far more deeply than anyone else the loneliness that lurked beneath his jaunty mask. - Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
..he understood far more deeply than anyone else the loneliness that lurked beneath his jaunty mask.
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 … - Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
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 …
Chained inside the carriage is a sinful woman. When we set the carriage afire, her flesh will be roasted, her bones will be charred: she will die an … - Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Chained inside the carriage is a sinful woman. When we set the carriage afire, her flesh will be roasted, her bones will be charred: she will die an …
I have heard unsavory rumors about you and the umbrella-maker's daughter - Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
I have heard unsavory rumors about you and the umbrella-maker's daughter
He felt so lost, he said later, that the familiar studio felt like a haunted valley deep in the mountains, with the smell of rotting leaves, the spra… - Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
He felt so lost, he said later, that the familiar studio felt like a haunted valley deep in the mountains, with the smell of rotting leaves, the spra…
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