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Murasaki Shikibu Quotes

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Real things in the darkness seem no realer than dreams.

Real things in the darkness seem no realer than dreams.

Lady Murasaki, Murasaki Shikibu, Arthur Waley (2000). “The Tale of Genji”, p.5, Courier Corporation

It is in general the unexplored that attracts us.

Lady Murasaki, Murasaki Shikibu, Arthur Waley (2000). “The Tale of Genji”, p.180, Courier Corporation

Beauty without colour seems somehow to belong to another world.

Murasaki Shikibu (1936*). “The tale of Genji: a novel”

There is more here than meets the eye.

Murasaki Shikibu (2011). “The Tale of Genji”, p.503, Tuttle Publishing

Though the body moves, the soul may stay behind.

Murasaki Shikibu (2011). “The Tale of Genji”, p.833, Tuttle Publishing

In few people is discretion stronger than the desire to tell a good story.

Murasaki Shikibu (2011). “The Tale of Genji”, p.507, Tuttle Publishing

How strange a thing is the heart of man!

Murasaki Shikibu (2011). “The Tale of Genji”, p.251, Tuttle Publishing

farewell' is a monster among words, and never yet sounded kindly in any ear.

Murasaki Shikibu (2011). “The Tale of Genji”, p.311, Tuttle Publishing

People who do not get into scrapes are a great deal less interesting than those who do.

Murasaki Shikibu (1935). “Blue trousers. The lady of the boat. The bridge of dreams”

Ceaseless as the interminable voices of the bell-cricket, all night till dawn my tears flow.

Lady Murasaki, Murasaki Shikibu, Arthur Waley (2000). “The Tale of Genji”, p.7, Courier Corporation

Autumn is no time to lie alone

Murasaki Shikibu (2011). “Tale of Genji”, p.207, Tuttle Publishing

Who has told you that the fruit belies the flower? For the fruit you have not tasted, and the flower you know but by report.

Lady Murasaki, Murasaki Shikibu, Arthur Waley (2000). “The Tale of Genji”, p.9, Courier Corporation