..he understood far more deeply than anyone else the loneliness that lurked beneath his jaunty mask.
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.
- Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
..he understood far more deeply than anyone else the loneliness that lurked beneath his jaunty mask. - Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
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.
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 …
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 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 s… - Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
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 s…
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 …
I could wish for nothing more than to die for a childish dream in which I truly believed. - Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
I could wish for nothing more than to die for a childish dream in which I truly believed.
Isn't there someone kind enough to come strangle me in my sleep? - Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Isn't there someone kind enough to come strangle me in my sleep?
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