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“ It would seem that marsupials are poor imitations of full-fledged mammals. Their inadequacy gives them a certain appeal, we’re touched by it. ”

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Do you shovel to survive, or survive to shovel?

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Kōbō Abe Books Life And Death Philosophy

Defeat begins with the fear that one had lost.

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Kōbō Abe Challenge Defeat Fear

Just as trees bear their fruit before winter, just as bamboo grass produces its seeds just before it withers, sex is simply a struggle with death on the human level.

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You can only do what you can no matter how you try.

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