Vol .1
Yasunari Kawabata is a "titan" figure in Japanese literature, a writer of the Neo-Sensation school, and a famous novelist. Representative works such as "Snow Country" and "A Thousand Cranes".
He uses soft, fluid, easy and beautiful language to describe events, characters, emotions and natural objects, giving people a sense of indifference and subtlety.
The more understated his words are, the more profound the reader's experience. Today, I will share with you the classic famous sentence of Yasunari Kawabata.
Vol .2
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At four o'clock in the morning, I saw the begonia flowers sleeping.
—— Yasunari Kawabata, "Flowers Don't Sleep"
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When I meet you, whether it's buying a tie at a department store or picking up a fish in the kitchen, I feel happy.
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As long as people live, the moment when they feel the meaning of their life will come sooner or later, and that is why I live.
—— Yasunari Kawabata, "Son of Heavenly Gifts"
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The stars shine much more beautifully than the one-star, but for me, the first star I see is the most beautiful.
——Yasunari Kawabata, "The Existence and Discovery of Beauty"
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You can even make your fingertips glow with beautiful colors.
INTERVIEWER KAWABATA Yasunari, Snow Country
Vol .3
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Elegance is the beauty of discovering existence, the beauty of feeling what has been discovered.
——Yasunari Kawabata, "The Existence and Discovery of Beauty"
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If a flower is beautiful, then sometimes I can't help but think, "Live!" ”
—— Yasunari Kawabata, "Flowers Don't Sleep"
08
I come from a different world with you, and I will yearn for you all my life, remember you, and thank you.
--Yasunari Kawabata, Lake
09
The moment her eyes overlapped the light, she was like a charming and beautiful luminous insect flying in the afterglow of the setting sun.
INTERVIEWER KAWABATA Yasunari, Snow Country
10
Once the distress has passed, will it not leave a trace?
Once it passes, it is sometimes nostalgic.
—— Yasunari Kawabata, "A Thousand Cranes"
Vol .4
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Even if I fell into abject poverty with a single stroke, my weak and sensitive mind could not be separated from literature.
--Yasunari Kawabata, Self-Life
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Guilt may not disappear, but sorrow will pass.
—— Yasunari Kawabata, "A Thousand Cranes"
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This loneliness dispels sorrow and contains a bold will.
INTERVIEWER KAWABATA Yasunari, Snow Country
14
The spring sky is like a dream.
—— Yasunari Kawabata, "A Thousand Cranes"
15
Thoughts are a heavy snow, and every snowflake is you.
INTERVIEWER KAWABATA Yasunari, Snow Country
Vol .5
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Time flows through everyone in the same way, and each person spends time in a different way.
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Maybe mortals are outcasts, because birth itself seems to have been abandoned by God into this world.
--Yasunari Kawabata, Ancient City
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Be as enthusiastic as possible when you meet people, maybe when you will be separated, maybe never see each other again.
--Yasunari Kawabata, "People who Love"
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The moment her eyes overlapped the light, she was like a charming and beautiful luminous insect flying in the afterglow of the setting sun.
--Yasunari Kawabata, "Flowers Don't Sleep"
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The vision of the beautiful things of the city, hidden in the simple despair, becomes a naïve dream.
--Yasunari Kawabata, Snow Country
Vol .6
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All art is nothing more than a path to maturity.
--Yasunari Kawabata, "The Voice of Innocence"
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Don't sing in the hustle and bustle, or your singing will be part of the hustle and bustle.
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The vision of the beautiful things of the city, hidden in the simple despair, becomes a naïve dream.
--Yasunari Kawabata, Snow Country
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The stars shine much more beautifully than the one-star, but for me, the first star I see is the most beautiful.
--Yasunari Kawabata
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The more talented people are, the more fragile their feelings become.