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Otogizōshi: The Fairy Tale Book of Dazai Osamu

Book by Osamu Dazai · 4 quotes · Achievement, Aspirations, Care

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“Nie cierpię sposobu w jaki się wysławiasz. Co znaczy "spróbuję wsiąść"? Przecież "spróbować wsiąść" i "wsiąść" to ostatecznie jedno i to samo. Czy skręcisz w prawo na próbę czy z pełnym przekonaniem twój los będzie taki sam. Jedno i drugie jest nieodwołalne. Z chwilą gdy spróbujesz, twój los zostaje przypieczętowany. W życiu nie robi się niczego na próbę. Spróbować coś zrobić oznacza po prostu zrobienie tego.”

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“Why can’t people get along without criticizing one another?” Urashima shakes his head as he ponders this rudimentary question. “Never have the bush clover blooming on the beach, nor the little crabs who skitter o’er the sand, nor the wild geese resting their wings in yonder cove found fault with me. Would that human beings too were thus! Each individual has his own way of living. Can we not learn to respect one another’s chosen way? One makes every effort to live in a dignified and proper manner, without harming anyone else, yet people will carp and cavil and try to tear one down. It’s most vexing.”

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“It’s because people have aspirations and ambitions that solitude wears on them. If you don’t have a damn about what the rest of the world is up to, you can be alone for a hundred years- a thousand years- with no difficulty whatsoever. At least, you can if you don’t let criticism bother you.”

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“I’m afraid I don’t really have a clear understanding of the psychology of the powerful- particularly the absolutely invincible variety, which I’ve never met or known to exist. I’m a story writer with such feeble imaginative powers that unless I myself have experienced something, I can’t write one line- I can’t write a word- about it.”

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