Murasaki Shikibu Quotes
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”
Murasaki Shikibu (2011). “The Tale of Genji”, p.503, Tuttle Publishing
"The Tale of Genji". Book by Murasaki Shikibu, Ch. 17: Eawase (trans. Royall Tyler), 2002.
Murasaki Shikibu (2011). “The Tale of Genji”, p.361, Tuttle Publishing
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
Murasaki Shikibu (2011). “The Tale of Genji”, p.251, Tuttle Publishing
Amy Lowell, Murasaki Shikibu, Annie Shepley Omori, Kochi Doi (2003). “Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan”, p.24, Courier Corporation
Lady Murasaki, Murasaki Shikibu, Arthur Waley (2000). “The Tale of Genji”, p.32, Courier Corporation
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”
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
Murasaki Shikibu (2011). “Tale of Genji”, p.207, Tuttle Publishing
Lady Murasaki, Murasaki Shikibu, Arthur Waley (2000). “The Tale of Genji”, p.9, Courier Corporation
Murasaki Shikibu (2011). “The Tale of Genji”, p.61, Tuttle Publishing
Murasaki Shikibu (2011). “The Tale of Genji”, p.1360, Tuttle Publishing
Murasaki Shikibu (2011). “The Tale of Genji”, p.642, Tuttle Publishing