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“Do you shovel to survive, or survive to shovel?”

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Kobo Abe was a Japanese writer known for his surreal and philosophical works. His writing often explored themes of identity, memory, and reality, blending elements of science fiction and psychological fiction. Some of his notable works include 'The Box Man' and 'The Woman in the Dunes'. more

“Suicide is an escape from life. What is life? An escape from death. This means that each of us must die twice. There is the death waiting for us ahead, and the death that comes pursuing from behind.... Once you are free at least from the death that comes pursuing you, you can relax and enjoy life as you go along.”

Mean Dies Waiting Enjoy Behinds Suicide Relax Enjoy Life What Is Life

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“Some people, when they're called before the police, like nothing better than to spill everything, fact and fiction alike, hoping to create a good impression.”

People Facts Fiction Police Impression Spills Fact And Fiction

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“A tower of illusion, all of it, made of illusory bricks and full of holes. If life were made up only of imporant things, it really would be a dangerous house of glass, scarcely to be handled carelessly. But everyday life was exactly like the headlines. And so everybody, knowing the meaninglessness of existence, sets the centre of his compass at his own home.”

Ifs Made Home Would Be House Existence Knowing Dangerous Illusion Everyday Glasses Holes Towers Everyday Life Centre Bricks Compass Headlines Illusory Meaninglessness

Book:The Woman in the Dunes

Source: The Woman in the Dunes

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