"Spring Snow" Quotes
A young man navigates love, betrayal, and societal expectations amidst the backdrop of early 20th century Japan.
fiction | 402 pages | Published in 2010
Quotes
We are gradually becoming accustomed to death; less and less exposed to it, like cattle in their winter barns.
People are vulnerable when they are empty. Such people become jealous, envious, and suspicious.
In this world, a man must either be an anvil or a hammer.
I have long believed that everyone has a small place in their hearts reserved for secrets.
What is beautiful today may no longer be beautiful tomorrow.
Indulgence in sadness can be delicious, even to a child.
To fall in love is to create a religion that has a fallible god.
Truth and beauty can never be put on a scale to compete for our affection.
We are all walking failures, desperately trying to cover up our own miseries.
We are born into a chain of suffering, but at least we are free to choose our own forms of suffering.
