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The greatest virtue is not making others grieve when you die.

It's best for a person to disappear while they are still loved by everyone.

The Milky Way flowed down inside him with a roar.

Because you cannot see him, God is everywhere.

I wonder what the retirement age is in the novel business. The day you die.

Nature has been defeated in the name of development.

Put your soul in the palm of my hand for me to look at, like a crystal jewel.

Our language is primarily for expressing human goodness and beauty.

The true joy of a moonlit night is something we no longer understand.

Cosmic time is the same for everyone, but human time differs with each person.

About the Author

Yasunari Kawabata (1899–1972) was a master of the Japanese novel and short story. Hailed for his lyrical and melancholic prose, he was the first Japanese writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.