because they've heard so much about it and yearned so long to
see it; but how much appeal would Fuji hold for one who's never
been exposed to such popular propaganda, for one whose heart is
simple and pure and free of preconceptions? It would, perhaps,
strike that person as almost pathetic, as mountains go. It's short. In
relation to the width of its base, quite short. Any mountain with a
base that size should be at least half again as tall."/>

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" Japan's "Fujiyama" is ''wonderful" to Westerners simply
because they've heard so much about it and yearned so long to
see it; but how much appeal would Fuji hold for one who's never
been exposed to such popular propaganda, for one whose heart is
simple and pure and free of preconceptions? It would, perhaps,
strike that person as almost pathetic, as mountains go. It's short. In
relation to the width of its base, quite short. Any mountain with a
base that size should be at least half again as tall. "

― Osamu Dazai , Self Portraits: Tales from the Life of Japan's Great Decadent Romantic

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Osamu Dazai quote : Japan's because they've heard so much about it and yearned so long to
see it; but how much appeal would Fuji hold for one who's never
been exposed to such popular propaganda, for one whose heart is
simple and pure and free of preconceptions? It would, perhaps,
strike that person as almost pathetic, as mountains go. It's short. In
relation to the width of its base, quite short. Any mountain with a
base that size should be at least half again as tall." style="width:100%;margin:20px 0;"/>
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