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Kobo Abe Quotes

Defeat begins with the fear that one has lost.

Kobo Abe (2011). “The Woman in the Dunes”, p.124, Vintage

Without the threat of punishment, there is no joy in flight.

"No escape" by David Mitchell, www.theguardian.com. October 7, 2006.

Time cannot be spurred on like a horse.

Kobo Abe (2011). “The Woman in the Dunes”, p.125, Vintage

The thorn of death falls from heaven, and its myriad forms leave us no room to move.

Kobo Abe (2011). “The Woman in the Dunes”, p.138, Vintage