"I am one of the writers who wish to create serious works of literature which dissociate themselves from those novels which are mere reflections of the vast consumer cultures of Tokyo and the subcultures of the world at large."

-- Kenzaburo Oe

#Reflection Quotes #Wish Quotes #Culture Quotes

“I did my best, and God did the rest.”
“To protect myself from the rear, I have to stand slantwise.”
“A stirring warmth flowed from her, as if her heart was trying to come out to you concealed in one of those breathless, thrilling words.”
“Myrnin turned away to pick up his Ben Franklin spectacles, balanced them on his nose, and looked over them to say, "Don't do drugs. I feel I ought to say that.”
“Afghanistan is more than the 'graveyard of empires.' It's the mother of vicious circles.”
“God have mercy on the sinner Who must write with no dinner, No gravy and no grub, No pewter and no pub, No bellyand no bowels, Only consonants and vowels.”

Source : 1955 Poems and Essays,'Survey of Literature'.
“Only keep still, wait, and hear, and the world will open.”

Source : Richard Powers (2014). “Orfeo”, p.47, Atlantic Books Ltd
“Enjoying your work is essential. If your work becomes an expression of your own ideas, you will surely enjoy it.”

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