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Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900 QUOTES

Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900 QUOTES

1 " If love goes too far, it turns into cruelty. "

― , Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900

2 " His smiling face revealed a love too strong to be kept inside, but the feelings obviously rising inside him kept him from looking directly at Kikunojou. He gazed instead at Kikunojou's clear reflection on the water. "

― , Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900

3 " In the middle distance, sails were gliding like butterflies, and farther away, ships dotted the mouth of the bay between Awa and Sagami as if brushed in ink in a single flowing stroke. "

― , Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900