“ I do not believe that God has given us this trial to not purpose. I know that the day will come when we will clearly understand why this persecution with all it's sufferings has been bestowed upon us… Shūsaku Endō
“ To be a saint or a man of too good a nature in today's pragmatic world, with everyone out to get the other fellow, was equivalent to being a fool, wasn't it? Shūsaku Endō
“ Not all men are handsome and strong. There are some who are cowards from birth. There are some who are weak by nature. There are even some who cry easily. But for such a man, a man both weak and cowar… Shūsaku Endō
“ At the core of her senseless actions, she vaguely perceived that she yearned for something. A something that would provide her with a sure sense of fulfillment. But she could not fathom what that some… Shūsaku Endō
“ I tell you the truth - for a long, long time these farmers have worked like horses and cattle; and like horses and cattle they have died. The reason our religion has penetrated this territory like wat… Shūsaku Endō
“ Just as with all interpersonal relationships in our life, we are made to suffer by those things we have chosen and, in confronting our choices, we gradually discover ourselves. Shūsaku Endō
“ Christ did not die for the good and beautiful. It is easy enough to die for the good and beautiful; the hard thing is to die for the miserable and corrupt. Shūsaku Endō
“ How did the cowardly disciples come by their sturdy faith after Jesus died? How did a man so ineffectual in this world, who had upset the dreams of his own disciples, come then to be divinized by thes… Shūsaku Endō
“ And yet, rather than this I know that my Lord is different from the God that is preached in the churches. Shūsaku Endō
“ ¡No! ¡No hay tal cosa! -negaba con la cabeza-. Si Dios no existiera, el hombre no podría soportar la monotonía de ese mar, esa frialdad siniestra....Pero si por un imposible... Sólo es un imposible, p… Shūsaku Endō
“ I, too, stood on the sacred image. For a moment this foot was on his face. It was on the face of the man who has been ever in my thoughts, on the face that was before me on the mountains, in my wander… Shūsaku Endō
“ « My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast ! I will sing and make melody ! Awake my soul ! Awake, O harp and lyre ! I will awake the dawn. » In childhood these words had always risen in his… Shūsaku Endō
“ We priests are in some ways a sad group of men. Born into the world to render service to mankind, there is no one more wretchedly alone than the priest who does not measure up to his task. Shūsaku Endō
“ Stupefied he gazed at the old man who, naïve as a child, returned his glance still rubbing his hands. How could he have recognized one who so utterly betrayed all his expectations? The man whom Valign… Shūsaku Endō
