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Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy QUOTES

Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy QUOTES

1 " Any connoisseur knows you've got to be drunk to really enjoy a good romance. "

― Osamu Dazai , Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

2 " It would seem that the more irresponsible and crafty one is, the more likely one is to have a talent for storytelling. "

― Osamu Dazai , Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

3 " When you find yourself looking ridiculous, reasoning isn't worth a damn. "

― Osamu Dazai , Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

4 " But happiness is being able to hope, however faintly, for happiness. So, at least, we must believe if we are to live in the world of today. "

― Osamu Dazai , Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

5 " No. You won't do. You've treated me nicely, yes, but only because you find me curious and amusing. It made me feel so lonely, somehow... I'm really just a foolish and useless person. "

― Osamu Dazai , Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

6 " Such it is for those in the grips of misfortune: declarations of support and sympathy, rather than providing comfort, may merely increase the victim's pain. "

― Osamu Dazai , Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

7 " A life free of lies! Ah, but that, too, was, by definition, a lie. Surely a lie already dwelled in the heart of anyone who sought to make such distinctions and stand in judgment. "

― Osamu Dazai , Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

8 " You’ve treated me nicely, yes, but only because you find me curious and amusing. It’s made me feel so lonely, somehow. "

― Osamu Dazai , Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

9 " One lies to seek a bit of relief from a ponderous, suffocating reality, but the liar, like the drinker, gradually comes to need larger and larger doses. The lies become blacker and more complex, and they mesh and rub together until in the end they shine with the luster of truth. "

― Osamu Dazai , Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

10 " I have suffered much at the hands of human society. Forgive me if I seem overly suspicious. "

― Osamu Dazai , Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

11 " It seems that when people are in a state of euphoria, they don’t always notice the suffering of others. "

― Osamu Dazai , Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

12 " There was in his nature a tendency to display a taste for fairness and justice—not the “fairness and justice” that politicians are forever carrying on about, but fairness and justice in the true, original sense of the words. As a consequence, the people of Mishima regarded him as a troublemaker and kept their distance. "

― Osamu Dazai , Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

13 " The five brothers and sisters, and I myself, have gradually grown more adult, more polite, more guarded—have become, in short, “members of society”—and when we do on occasion meet, it’s not the least bit fun. "

― Osamu Dazai , Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

14 " It seems, regrettably, that not even genius can overcome the debilitating effects of a mild fever. "

― Osamu Dazai , Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

15 " Without mutual respect, there can be no true nuptial bond. "

― Osamu Dazai , Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

16 " You don’t say! It’s always a pleasure to meet someone who loves mums. "

― Osamu Dazai , Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

17 " The problem with tradition is that it can cause even an error of great magnitude to go unnoticed "

― Osamu Dazai , Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

18 " When one’s life begins to unravel, one is tempted, sadly enough, to cling to the thread of prophecy. "

― Osamu Dazai , Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

19 " Let’s just say that my life depends on getting the best blossoms I can. If they don’t sell, I don’t eat. Perhaps that’s why the flowers grow so large—because I’m driven by necessity. People like you, on the other hand, who grow mums as a hobby, are motivated more by simple curiosity, or the desire to satisfy their pride. "

― Osamu Dazai , Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

20 " death was one thing but he couldn’t bear the thought of letting good wine go to waste "

― Osamu Dazai , Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy