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“Knowing this to be a worthless life to live, why do I keep living on? Because this life contains something called beauty7.”

Quote by Kafu Nagai

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Kafu Nagai

Japanese novelist born on December 3, 1879, and died on April 30, 1959. His works are known for their delicate emotional descriptions and profound social insights, making him one of the important writers in the history of Japanese literature. more

“I believe that man was created to enjoy himself, indeed, that he can claim it as his legitimate right. In fact, as long as he lives, man cannot help enjoying himself, even if he tries not... . Today the average person, when he hears the word pleasure, immediately thinks of something immoral. But nothing could be more wrong.”

Ifs Thinking Men Trying Believe Persons Long Facts Helping Today I Believe Enjoy Pleasure Claims Average Immoral Average Person

Author:Kafu Nagai

“There's no tiling moral about beauty.”

Beauty Moral

Author:Nadine Gordimer

“Literature is one of the few areas left where black and white feel some identity of purpose; we all struggle under censorship.”

Feels Purpose Literature Left Black White Struggle Identity Areas Censorship Black And White

Book:Conversations with Nadine Gordimer

Source: Conversations with Nadine Gordimer

“Newspapers are horror happening to other people.”

People Horror Happenings Newspapers

Book:A Sport of Nature

Source: A Sport of Nature

“Peace. The upland serenity of high altitude, the openness of grassland without indigenous bush or trees; the greening, yellowing or silver-browning that prevailed, according to season.”

Peace Tree Seasons Silver Openness Serenity Indigenous Greening Grasslands

Book:The Conservationist

Source: The Conservationist

“Outstanding beauty, like outstanding gifts of any kind, tends to get in the way of normal emotional development, and thus of that particular success in life which we call happiness.”

Way Kind Beauty Emotional Particular Development Normal Success In Life Outstanding Emotional Development

Book:Paradoxes of Everyday Life: A Psychoanalyst's Interpretations

Source: Paradoxes of Everyday Life: A Psychoanalyst's Interpretations

“Society is a kind of parent to its members. If it, and they, are to thrive, its values must be clear, coherent and generally acceptable.”

Ifs Kind Values Parent Clear Society Members Thrive Acceptable

Book:Paradoxes of Everyday Life: A Psychoanalyst's Interpretations

Source: Paradoxes of Everyday Life: A Psychoanalyst's Interpretations

“Our unconscious is like a vast subterranean factory with intricate machinery that is never idle, where work goes on day and night from the time we are born until the moment of our death.”

Moments Night Born Goes On Unconscious Factories Idle Machinery Day And Night Intricate

Book:Paradoxes of Everyday Life: A Psychoanalyst's Interpretations

Source: Paradoxes of Everyday Life: A Psychoanalyst's Interpretations

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