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The Decagon House Murders (Mansion Murders #1) QUOTES

The Decagon House Murders (Mansion Murders #1) QUOTES

1 " I know Man will never become a god.
And precisely because he understood that he did not want to leave the final judgement to a human to make. It didn't matter where the bottle ended up. He just wanted to pose the question to the sea- the source of all life- whether, ultimately, he was right or not. "

― Yukito Ayatsuji , The Decagon House Murders (Mansion Murders #1)

2 " I think that staving off boredom is a good thing. It's much more healthy than allowing your imagination to wither because of a much too hectic life "

― Yukito Ayatsuji , The Decagon House Murders (Mansion Murders #1)

3 " It was not the plot that was vital, but the framework. A framework in which it was always possible to make the best choice, depending on the circumstances at the time. "

― Yukito Ayatsuji , The Decagon House Murders (Mansion Murders #1)

4 " In my opinion, mystery fiction is, at its core, a kind of intellectual puzzle. An exciting game of reasoning in the form of a novel. A game between the reader and the great detective, or the reader and the author. Nothing more or less than that. "

― Yukito Ayatsuji , The Decagon House Murders (Mansion Murders #1)

5 " Kawaminami was always bursting with curiosity and energy. If something sparked his interest, he couldn’t stay still. But he was also quite aware that his own abundant curiosity could often prevent him from considering situations deeply enough. He also knew that, while his enthusiasm could flare up in a flash, he could also lose interest just as fast. "

― Yukito Ayatsuji , The Decagon House Murders (Mansion Murders #1)

6 " Morisu, on the other hand, could feel passionate about things in a different way from Kawaminami, yet it was rare to see that side of him in his everyday life. He was the type who kept his thoughts to himself, thinking everything over until he was satisfied before taking any action. To Kawaminami, his friend Morisu was a wise advisor, who would stop him from making rash assumptions or jumping to wrong conclusions. "

― Yukito Ayatsuji , The Decagon House Murders (Mansion Murders #1)

7 " He had stayed out all night playing mah-jong at a friend’s place and come home with a drowsy mind, "

― Yukito Ayatsuji , The Decagon House Murders (Mansion Murders #1)