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Osamu Dazai was a renowned Japanese author born on June 19, 1909, in Takamatsu, Shikoku, Japan. His works are known for their profound social criticism and unique literary style, with notable titles including 'The Buried Alive' and 'Fostering'. Dazai passed away on June 13, 1948.

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“What frightened me was the logic of the world; in it lay the foretaste of something incalculably powerful. Its mechanism was incomprehensible, and I could not possibly remain closeted in that windowless, bone-chilling room. Though outside lay the sea of irrationality, it was far more agreeable to swim in its waters until presently I drowned.”

World Water Rooms Powerful Sea Logic Lays Bones Swim Frightened Mechanism Chill Irrationality

Book:No Longer Human

Source: No Longer Human

“What is society but an individual? [] The ocean is not society; it is individuals. This was how I managed to gain a modicum of freedom from my terror at the illusion of the ocean called the world.”

World Individual Ocean Illusion Gains Terror

Book:No Longer Human

Source: No Longer Human

“Labeled a delinquent. That's the only kind of label I want to be crucified under.”

Want Kind Labels Delinquents

Author:Osamu Dazai

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Born: June 19, 1909
Died: June 13, 1948
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Quotes: 153

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