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Grotesque QUOTES

Grotesque QUOTES

1 " In order to induce the process of decay, water is necessary. I think that, in the case of women, men are the water. "

― Natsuo Kirino , Grotesque

2 " If people can't stand being alone, they have no choice but to die "

― Natsuo Kirino , Grotesque

3 " As a child I first became aware that my existence had a purpose when I realized men lusted after me. And that's why I will lust forever after men. Before I even began to worry about homework or any of those school things, I began having secret liaisons with men. And it is men who give me the proof I need now to feel I'm alive. "

― Natsuo Kirino , Grotesque

4 " And then there was her face: her white skin, her brown eyes, and her expression, so soft and beautiful; she looked as though she were constantly getting ready to ask a question. Even an immaculately crafted doll could not have been as lovely. "

― Natsuo Kirino , Grotesque

5 " For a girl, appearance can be a powerful form of oppression. No matter how intelligent a girl may be, no matter her many talents, these attributes are not easily discerned. Brains and talent will never stand up against a girl who is clearly physically attractive. "

― Natsuo Kirino , Grotesque

6 " A woman who does not know herself has no choice other than to live with other people’s evaluations. But no one can adapt perfectly to public opinion. And herein lies the source of their destruction. "

― Natsuo Kirino , Grotesque

7 " My talent was the uncompromising ability to feel spite. "

― Natsuo Kirino , Grotesque

8 " A women who does not know herself has no choice other than to live with other people's evaluations. "

― Natsuo Kirino , Grotesque

9 " I suppose I’m the one responsible for destroying myself. "

― Natsuo Kirino , Grotesque

10 " Men live by rules they've made for themselves. And among those rules is one specifying that women are merely commodities for men to possess. A daughter belongs to her father, a wife to her husband. A woman's own desires present obstacles for men and are best ignored. "

― Natsuo Kirino , Grotesque

11 " But it did seem that the thing we are most proud of and the thing we are most ashamed of are but the front and back of the same coin. "

― Natsuo Kirino , Grotesque

12 " Was it my lot in life to stand forever on heaven's shores watching the glittering swirl of celestial bodies on the other side? "

― Natsuo Kirino , Grotesque

13 " My lascivious blood leaves me no choice but to lust for men. No matter how common I become, how ugly, how old, as long as there is life in my body I will go on wanting men. That's just my fate. Even if men are no longer amazed when they see me, even if they no longer desire me, even if they belittle me, I have to sleep with them. No, I want to sleep with them. It's the retribution for a divinity that no one can sustain forever. I suppose you could say my 'power' was little more than sin. "

― Natsuo Kirino , Grotesque

14 " Here was a man who wanted what no one had wanted before: he wanted to get to know the inner workings of the doll-like woman who was me. Karl wasn't interested in me; neither was Johnson. But Kijima's father liked me for who I was. The realization left me feeling numb. I was touched. But being touched is not the same as feeling desire. And I didn't exist without desire. If I didn't exist, then what? "

― Natsuo Kirino , Grotesque

15 " I suspect there are lots of women who want to become prostitutes. Some see themselves as valued commodities and figure they ought to sell while the price is high. Others feel that sex has no intrinsic meaning in and of itself but allows individuals to feel the reality of their own bodies. A few women despise their existence and the insignificance of their meager lives and want to affirm themselves by controlling sex much as a man would. Then there are those who are actuated by violent, self-destructive behavior. And finally we have those want to offer comfort. I suppose there are any number of women who find the meaning of their existence in similar ways. "

― Natsuo Kirino , Grotesque

16 " Kazue's journals depict an absolutely sublime struggle, the struggle between an individual and the rest of the world. Kazue lost the battle, ended up completely alone, and died hungry for some measure of kindness from another person. Don't you think it's a sad story? "

― Natsuo Kirino , Grotesque

17 " You see, natural beauty creates such excitement that the existence of the weight is negated. And once it is negated, the heavier it is to bear. "

― Natsuo Kirino , Grotesque

18 " I got up on time this morning, boarded the train, changed to the subway, and worked like an aggressive career woman in one of the biggest corporations around. At night I transformed into a prostitute sought out by men. Suddenly I remembered the argument I had had earlier with Arai and stopped short. I'm a company employee day and night. Or is it that I'm a prostitute night and day? Which is it? Which one is me? "

― Natsuo Kirino , Grotesque

19 " Mitsuru and Yuriko and Kazue didn’t mutate; they simply decayed. A biology professor certainly ought to be able to recognize the signs of fermentation and decay. Isn’t he the one who taught us all about these processes in organisms? In order to induce the process of decay, water is necessary. I think that, in the case of women, men are the water. "

― Natsuo Kirino , Grotesque

20 " Karl wasn’t interested in me; neither was Johnson. But Kijima’s father liked me for who I was. The realization left me feeling numb. I was touched. But being touched is not the same as feeling desire. And I didn’t exist without desire. If I didn’t exist, then what? "

― Natsuo Kirino , Grotesque