“ When the Russian delegate this summer indicated the Soviet Union's interest in sending medical equipment, Dr Shigeto went right away to see the delegate and settle the matter tactfully. He is careful… Kenzaburo Oe
“ Once a person has been poisoned by self-deception, he can't make decisions about himself as neatly as all that, Himiko said, elaborating her friend's terrific prophecy; You won't get a divorce Bird.… Kenzaburo Oe
“ As I grew up, I was continually to suffer hardships in different realms of life - in my family, in my relationship to Japanese society and in my way of living at large in the latter half of the twenti… Kenzaburo Oe
“ Understanding comes hard to persons of high rank who are accustomed to phony lifestyles that involve no daily work. Kenzaburo Oe
“ Evening was deepening, and the fever of early summer, like the temperature of a dead giant, had dropped completely from the covering air. Kenzaburo Oe
“ Bird had hoped at least to achieve a little humor in his vomiting style, but his actual performance was anything but funny. Kenzaburo Oe
“ Ma l'idea non giunse ad affondare le sue radici, finì come quelle di una pianta acquatica, nelle pieghe logorate e affaticate del mio cervello. Questa fantasia fermentò per un po' e poi sparì, come bo… Kenzaburo Oe
“ Deep one night he was trimming his nose that would never walk again into sunlight atop living legs, busily feeling every hair with a Rotex rotary nostril clipper as if to make his nostrils as bare as… Kenzaburo Oe
“ …I kept trying to run away. And I almost did. But it seems that reality compels you to live properly when you live in the real world. Kenzaburo Oe
“ You’re still young, probably you haven’t lost sight of anything in this world that you can never forget, that’s so dear to you you’re aware of its absence all the time. Probably the sky a hundred yard… Kenzaburo Oe
“ The fear of blindness created a moment's vacuum, serving as a relaxant for my exhausted and overheated brain. Kenzaburo Oe
“ What if there was a last judgment! Under what category of the Dead could you subpoena, prosecute, and sentence a baby with only vegetable functions who died no sooner than he was born? Kenzaburo Oe
“ He wondered if the humanity could be restored to their relationship after coition this inhuman Kenzaburo Oe
“ You know that pen drawing of a brain on the wall above the desk in your study? my wife said. There's a single eye in the middle of it, and judging from the size of that eye, the brain seems a little s… Kenzaburo Oe
“ Manusia ialah khalifah; apabila kerajaan tidak bijak dan rakyat menderita, kenapa ia tidak membuat perubahan? Kenzaburo Oe
“ We naturally try to forget our personal tragedies, serious or trifling, as soon as possible (even something as petty as being scorned or disdained by a stranger on a street corner). We try not to carr… Kenzaburo Oe
“ In silence, Bird reflected sadly on his wife's misconception of the nature of Swahili. Kenzaburo Oe
“ Ωστόσο η σειρήνα ήταν γι' αυτόν ένα κινούμενο αντικείμενο: πλησίαζε από κάποια απόσταση, έμενε για λίγο και απομακρυνόταν. Τώρα η σειρήνα ήταν ένα με αυτόν, σαν αρρώστια που την κουβαλούσε μέσα του. Α… Kenzaburo Oe
