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Kobo Abe quotes: His expression hardened. It was unpleasant to have feelings that he had been at pains to check aroused to no purpose

His expression hardened. It was unpleasant to have feelings that he had been at pains to check aroused to no purpose

Kobo Abe quotes: The world itself, like the mask, began to seem difficult to believe in, and I was stricken with an unutterable sense of loneliness.

The world itself, like the mask, began to seem difficult to believe in, and I was stricken with an unutterable sense of loneliness.

Kobo Abe quotes: A plausible rumor / Seems a lot more believable / Than the truth itself.

A plausible rumor / Seems a lot more believable / Than the truth itself.

Kobo Abe quotes: Mankind, which has always been a part of nature, has reached a point where it is too much for nature to accommodate.

Mankind, which has always been a part of nature, has reached a point where it is too much for nature to accommodate.

Kobo Abe quotes: The most frightening thing in the world is to discover the abnormal in that which is closest to us.

The most frightening thing in the world is to discover the abnormal in that which is closest to us.

Kobo Abe quotes: Green makes me think of silence, or maybe it's loneliness. I get the feeling of a terribly distant star.

Green makes me think of silence, or maybe it's loneliness. I get the feeling of a terribly distant star.

Kobo Abe quotes: Being free always involves being lonely.

Being free always involves being lonely.

Kobo Abe quotes: The torment of imprisonment lies in not being able to escape from oneself at any time.

The torment of imprisonment lies in not being able to escape from oneself at any time.

Kobo Abe quotes: Nothing is so awkward as a demonstration of humanity by the enemy.

Nothing is so awkward as a demonstration of humanity by the enemy.

Kobo Abe quotes: If there were no risk of a punishment, a getaway would lose the pleasure.

If there were no risk of a punishment, a getaway would lose the pleasure.

Kobo Abe quotes: It would seem that marsupials are poor imitations of full-fledged mammals. Their inadequacy gives them a certain appeal; we're touched by it.

It would seem that marsupials are poor imitations of full-fledged mammals. Their inadequacy gives them a certain appeal; we're touched by it.

Kobo Abe quotes: Compared to the you in my heart, the I in you is insignificant.

Compared to the you in my heart, the I in you is insignificant.

Kobo Abe quotes: You can't force yourself into something you can't understand, you know.

You can't force yourself into something you can't understand, you know.

Kobo Abe quotes: It is manifestly pregnant and has a bulging white belly heavy with its load of kittens.

It is manifestly pregnant and has a bulging white belly heavy with its load of kittens.

Kobo Abe quotes: No matter how many faces I have, there is no changing the fact that I am me.

No matter how many faces I have, there is no changing the fact that I am me.

Kobo Abe quotes: Everyone has his own philosophy that doesn't hold good for anybody else.

Everyone has his own philosophy that doesn't hold good for anybody else.

Kobo Abe quotes: There are apparently two hypotheses about jealousy: that it is a product of civilization and that it is a basic instinct of animals.

There are apparently two hypotheses about jealousy: that it is a product of civilization and that it is a basic instinct of animals.

Kobo Abe quotes: What we mean when we say "terrible conditions" is conditions which we are aware of as being terrible.

What we mean when we say "terrible conditions" is conditions which we are aware of as being terrible.

Kobo Abe quotes: Time cannot be spurred on like a horse.

Time cannot be spurred on like a horse.

Kobo Abe quotes: You can only do what you can no matter how you try.

You can only do what you can no matter how you try.

Kobo Abe quotes: Only the happy ones return to contentment. Those who were sad return to despair.

Only the happy ones return to contentment. Those who were sad return to despair.

Kobo Abe quotes: Life wouldn't be easier or not easier. Aren't both generalizations logically impossible? Since there's no correlation, there can be no comparison.

Life wouldn't be easier or not easier. Aren't both generalizations logically impossible? Since there's no correlation, there can be no comparison.

Kobo Abe quotes: Could having a face be such an important requirement? Was being seen the cost of the right to see?

Could having a face be such an important requirement? Was being seen the cost of the right to see?

Kobo Abe quotes: When will you ever accept the true ugliness of health?

When will you ever accept the true ugliness of health?

Kobo Abe quotes: Something whose connection with human experience we cannot grasp is bound to be frightening.

Something whose connection with human experience we cannot grasp is bound to be frightening.

Kobo Abe quotes: Loneliness - since I was trying to escape it - was hell; and yet for the hermit who seeks it, it is apparently happiness.

Loneliness - since I was trying to escape it - was hell; and yet for the hermit who seeks it, it is apparently happiness.

Kobo Abe quotes: It's a dangerous dog that doesn't bark.

It's a dangerous dog that doesn't bark.

Kobo Abe quotes: Perhaps the act of writing is necessary when nothing happens.

Perhaps the act of writing is necessary when nothing happens.

Kobo Abe quotes: But for some reason I have not yet become a fish. - The Box Man, p.36

But for some reason I have not yet become a fish. - The Box Man, p.36

Kobo Abe quotes: -Well, what happens with the River of Hades in the end?-Not a thing. It's an infernal punishment precisely because nothing happens.

-Well, what happens with the River of Hades in the end?
-Not a thing. It's an infernal punishment precisely because nothing happens.

Kobo Abe quotes: He wanted to believe that his own lack of movement had stopped all movement in the world, the way a hibernating frog abolishes winter.

He wanted to believe that his own lack of movement had stopped all movement in the world, the way a hibernating frog abolishes winter.

Kobo Abe quotes: So nothing will ever be written down again. Perhaps the act of writing is necessary only when nothing happens.

So nothing will ever be written down again. Perhaps the act of writing is necessary only when nothing happens.

Kobo Abe quotes: The minute you begin to have doubts, the floor under your feet starts to shake.

The minute you begin to have doubts, the floor under your feet starts to shake.

Kobo Abe quotes: Clinging to one's outward appearance interferes with living.

Clinging to one's outward appearance interferes with living.

Kobo Abe quotes: Perhaps it would be better to say that, rather than losing their passion, they had frozen it by over-idealizing it.

Perhaps it would be better to say that, rather than losing their passion, they had frozen it by over-idealizing it.

Kobo Abe quotes: It was as if, without realizing it, I had been completely disarmed by her legs.

It was as if, without realizing it, I had been completely disarmed by her legs.

Kobo Abe quotes: The future is forever a projection of the present.

The future is forever a projection of the present.

Kobo Abe quotes: Basically, there is nothing new in the behavior of monsters, for the monster himself is nothing more than an invention of his victims.

Basically, there is nothing new in the behavior of monsters, for the monster himself is nothing more than an invention of his victims.

Kobo Abe quotes: If one clung too closely to reality, the result might well be far from realistic.

If one clung too closely to reality, the result might well be far from realistic.

Kobo Abe quotes: Work seemed something fundamental for man, something which enabled him to endure the aimless flight of time.

Work seemed something fundamental for man, something which enabled him to endure the aimless flight of time.

Kobo Abe quotes: A keener interest in trinkets of self-adornment than in people is a symptom of alienation.

A keener interest in trinkets of self-adornment than in people is a symptom of alienation.

Kobo Abe quotes: The thorn of death falls from heaven, and its myriad forms leave us no room to move.

The thorn of death falls from heaven, and its myriad forms leave us no room to move.

Kobo Abe quotes: One measure of a civilization, in fact, is the percentage of misfits in its society.

One measure of a civilization, in fact, is the percentage of misfits in its society.

Kobo Abe quotes: Things have value Because somebody buys them, Because somebody pays money; If you can find a buyer, Even a lie is worth a thousand yen.

Things have value Because somebody buys them, Because somebody pays money; If you can find a buyer, Even a lie is worth a thousand yen.

Kobo Abe quotes: Loneliness was an unsatisfied thirst for illusion.

Loneliness was an unsatisfied thirst for illusion.

Kobo Abe quotes: Rather than run aimlessly away, it would be best, I suppose, to face the situation squarely and get used to it once and for all.

Rather than run aimlessly away, it would be best, I suppose, to face the situation squarely and get used to it once and for all.

Kobo Abe quotes: Without the threat of punishment, there is no joy in flight.

Without the threat of punishment, there is no joy in flight.

Kobo Abe quotes: Who could imagine that one could be so ridiculed, so humiliated by oneself?

Who could imagine that one could be so ridiculed, so humiliated by oneself?

Kobo Abe quotes: Defeat begins with the fear that one has lost.

Defeat begins with the fear that one has lost.

Kobo Abe quotes: A crowd isn't formed after people gather; people gather after the crowd forms.

A crowd isn't formed after people gather; people gather after the crowd forms.

Kobo Abe quotes: Do you shovel to survive, or survive to shovel?

Do you shovel to survive, or survive to shovel?

Kobo Abe quotes: It's a real handicap to have a face with shifty eyes.

It's a real handicap to have a face with shifty eyes.

When I was young, I could bounce back from things like a brand-new rubber ball.