“[...] I even watched in silence when my own wife was violated.” NovelCowardDespicableNo Longer HumanOsamu DazaiGood For Nothing Book:No Longer Human Source: No Longer Human
“No less than myself, though in a different way, he was entirely removed from the activities of the human beings of the world. We were of one species if only in that we were both disoriented.” FictionNovelFeelingDetachedNo Longer HumanOsamu Dazai Book:No Longer Human Source: No Longer Human
“Why is physical love bad and spiritual love good? I don't understand. I can't help feeling that they are the same. I would like to boast that I am she who could destroy her body and soul in Gehenna for the sake of a love, for the sake of a passion she could not understand, or for the sake of the sorrow they engendered.” PostwarPacific WarOsamu DazaiThe Setting Sun Book:The Setting Sun Source: The Setting Sun