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“ The pale whiteness of her upturned face as she choked on the smoke; the tangled length of her hair as she tried to shake the flames from it; the beauty of her cherry-blossom robe as it burst into flame: it was all so cruel, so terrible! ”

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It's not so much that I want to die as that I'm tired of living.

~ Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Depression

It is unfortunate for the gods that, unlike us, they cannot commit suicide.

~ Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Death Suicide

Yes -- or rather, it's not so much that I want to die as that I'm tired of living.

~ Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa Death Suicide

...O-suzu left whatever work she was doing at her sewing machine and dragged Takeo back to O-yoshi and her son.How dare you behave so selfishly! Now tell O-yoshi-san that you are sorry. Get down on the mats and make a proper bow!

~ Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

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