263 Quotes by Osamu Dazai

A true artist is an ugly man.

If it failed I had no choice but to hang myself, a resolve which was tantamount to a bet on the existence of God.

You’ve treated me nicely, yes, but only because you find me curious and amusing. It’s made me feel so lonely, somehow.

My eyes would swim in my head, and the whole world grow dark before me, so that I felt half out of my mind.

The ones who die are always the gentle, sweet, and beautiful people.

I like roses best. But they bloom in all four seasons. I wonder if people who like roses best have to die four times over again.

I have frantically played the clown in order to distangle myself from these painful relationships, only to wear myself out as a result.

But happiness is being able to hope, however faintly, for happiness. So, at least, we must believe if we are to live in the world of today.

Forgive me. I didn’t mean to kill you, Polonius. The blade slipped out of the sheath, and it struck you.