69 Quotes by Kōbō Abe

The thorn of death falls from heaven, and its myriad forms leave us no room to move.

Work seemed something fundamental for man, something which enabled him to endure the aimless flight of time.

When I was young, I could bounce back from things like a brand-new rubber ball.

The minute you begin to have doubts, the floor under your feet starts to shake.

Year after year students tumble along like the waters of a river. They flow away, and only the teacher is left behind, like some deeply buried rock at the bottom of the current.

Time cannot be spurred on like a horse.

Far happier he, who, young and full of pride And radiant with the glory of the sun, Leaves earth before his singing time is done. All wounds of Time the graveyard flowers hide, His beauty lives, as fresh as when he died.

Mankind, which has always been a part of nature, has reached a point where it is too much for nature to accommodate.

Some people, when they’re called before the police, like nothing better than to spill everything, fact and fiction alike, hoping to create a good impression.