"The Tale of Genji" Quotes

The autumn foliage was beautiful indeed, but the leaves were scattered by the wind and the colors were gone.

The color of the flower has already faded away, while in nature the season of frost has come.

Though the flower has fallen, the fragrance lingers.

His face was like a flower that had bloomed and then withered.

The dew that fell in the night is now a tear.

What is this love that endures beyond the grave?

In this world, the only thing that is certain is uncertainty.

Even today, he seemed to be asking himself, 'What is this?'

A simple flower, but it has come to mean so much to me.

The dawn has come, and the night has gone.