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“ When he saw the vista of the street reflected in the mirror in which he was looking, he was terror stricken. He had the impression that the whole view had turned into eyes that reproached him. ”

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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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