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Donald Richie, born on April 17, 1924, was an esteemed American author and film critic known for his extensive research and commentary on Japanese literature and cinema. His work spanned various domains, from classical literature to modern films, significantly influencing the dissemination of Japanese culture in the Western world.

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“Midlife crisis begins sometime in your 40s, when you look at your life and think, 'Is this all?' And it ends about 10 years later, when you look at your life again and think, 'Actually, this is pretty good.'”

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Author:Donald Richie

“The distinction between East and West is that the Western novel is very organized, it's very logical, there's a logical progression, there's a chronological progression, and there's a safety in that. Whereas if you look at Japanese film, it is made up of collage or bricolage, it is made up of lists, and suddenly when you stand back from the lists you begin to see the pattern of a life.”

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Author:Donald Richie

“Japan never considers time together as time wasted. Rather, it is time invested.”

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Book:A Lateral View: Essays on Culture and Style in Contemporary Japan

Source: A Lateral View: Essays on Culture and Style in Contemporary Japan

“Poverty and loneliness could be seen as a liberation from strivings to become rich and popular.”

Poverty Rich Loneliness Strive Liberation Become Rich

Book:A Tractate on Japanese Aesthetics

Source: A Tractate on Japanese Aesthetics

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Born: April 17, 1924
Died: February 19, 2013
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