Source: The Ruined Map
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Famous Kobo Abe Quotes
Source: The Woman in the Dunes
“When I was young, I could bounce back from things like a brand-new rubber ball.”
“Without the threat of punishment, there is no joy in flight.”
“The thorn of death falls from heaven, and its myriad forms leave us no room to move.”
Source: The Woman in the Dunes
Source: The Woman in the Dunes
“Something whose connection with human experience we cannot grasp is bound to be frightening.”
Source: Inter Ice Age 4
“Perhaps the act of writing is necessary when nothing happens.”
“Time cannot be spurred on like a horse.”
Source: The Woman in the Dunes
“Defeat begins with the fear that one has lost.”
Source: The Woman in the Dunes
“The minute you begin to have doubts, the floor under your feet starts to shake.”
Source: The Woman in the Dunes
“A plausible rumor / Seems a lot more believable / Than the truth itself.”