69 Quotes by Kōbō Abe

Only a shipwrecked person who has just escaped drowning could understand the psychology of someone who breaks out in laughter just because he is able to breathe

What in heaven's name was the real essence of this beauty? Was it the precision of nature with its physical laws, or was it nature's mercilessness, ceaselessly resisting man's understanding?

Clinging to one’s outward appearance interferes with living.

The change in the sand corresponded to a change in himself. Perhaps, along with the water in the sand, he had found a new self.

If from the beginning you always believed that a ticket was only one-way, then you wouldn't have to try so vainly to cling to the sand like an oyster to a rock.

Nothing is so awkward as a demonstration of humanity by the enemy.

Los estafadores crearon la demanda de microscopios. Por eso, los criminales son indispensables en la sociedad.Aquí fundamos Comercio Pánico con el objetivo de sistematizar los crímenes y así acelerar el proceso de desarrollo social. Esperamos que, con base en este principio, todos nuestros empleados colaboren orgullosamente con el aumento de la felicidad social.

Más que de la mujer, el hombre tiende a enamorarse de los fragmentos y detalles de las cosas.

Still, the one who best understands the significance of light is not the electrician, not the painter, not the photographer, but the man who lost his sight in adulthood. There must be the wisdom of deficiency in deficiency, just as there is the wisdom of plenty in plenty.