A shimmering of heatOutside the grave
Alone I dwell. — Ryunosuke Akutagawa
What good is intelligence,' Akutagawa asked, 'if you can't ever discover a useful melancholy?
— Howard Norman
Life is not worth a single line of Baudelaire."-from "The Life of a Stupid Man — Ryunosuke Akutagawa
I could wish for nothing more than to die for a childish dream in which I truly believed.
— Ryunosuke Akutagawa
All new beginnings require that you unlock a new door.
— Nachman Of Breslov
It is unfortunate for the gods that, unlike us, they cannot commit suicide.
— Ryunosuke Akutagawa
I have heard unsavory rumors about you and the umbrella-maker's daughter
— Ryunosuke Akutagawa
I may wear the skin of an urbane sophisticate, but in this manuscript I invite you to strip it off and laugh at my stupidity. — Ryunosuke Akutagawa
E understood far more deeply than anyone else the loneliness that lurked beneath his jaunty mask. — Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Let's enjoy these aimless days while we can, I told myself, fearing some kind of deft acceleration. — Don DeLillo
He wanted to live life so intensely that he could die at any moment without regrets. — Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Secrets have a shelf life. — Deb Caletti
To understand theory is not enough. Much practice is necessary ... — Kimon Nicolaides
I don't look at fashion shows on the internet because it's too flat. — Stefano Gabbana
I have no conscience at all least of all an artistic conscience. All I have is nerves. — Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Isn't there someone kind enough to come strangle me in my sleep? — Ryunosuke Akutagawa
The wall has more moods than Mad King Aerys, they'd say, or sometimes the wall has more mood than a woman. — George R R Martin
My Twitter reflects what's going on with me in my life. — Kevin Hart
Yes or rather, it's not so much that I want to die as that I'm tired of living. — Ryunosuke Akutagawa
It is hard to tell your mother to change her life. — Tony Yayo
Working in the studio is a more personal experience whereas on stage in front of a billion people, its more exciting performing live. — Mary J. Blige
At day's end I'm ready for sound sleep, For you, GOD, have put my life back together. — Eugene H. Peterson
Unless your goal is to train your readers to be detectives, only the details necessary to give the reader an idea of the scene should be included. — Kat Duncan
People say they need freedom, but in fact, nobody wants freedom. — Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Everyone is the same under the skin. — Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Great robber though he was, Kandata could only trash about like a dying frog as he choked on the blood of the pond. — Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Face. Palm. Moment. — J.A. Redmerski
What is the life of a human being - a drop of dew, a flash of lightning? This is so sad, so sad. — Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Do I still love this woman? he asked himself. He was in the habit of observing himself so closely that the answer came as a surprise to him: I do. — Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Time and tide wait for no man. — Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Life is more hellish than hell itself. — Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Yes, sir. Certainly, it was I who found the body. — Ryunosuke Akutagawa
