“I don't think young people need to see the face of the deceased.” PeopleThinkingNeedsFacesYoungDeceased Book:A Quiet Life Source: A Quiet Life
“Paradoxically, the people and state of Japan living on such moral props were not innocent but had been stained by their own past history of invading other Asian countries.” PeopleCountryStatesPastMoralInnocentInnocenceJapanAsianLiving OnPropsInvadingAsian Countries Author:Kenzaburo Oe
“The people of Hiroshima went to work at once to restore human society in the aftermath of the great atomic flood. They were concerned to salvage their own lives, but in the process they also salvaged the souls of the people who have brought the atomic bomb.” PeopleHumansSoulProcessConcernedBombsFloodHuman SocietyAftermathAtomic BombHiroshimaSalvage Author:Kenzaburo Oe