Quotes from Osamu Dazai

The problem with tradition is that it can cause even an error of great magnitude to go unnoticed

Tak ada satu hal pun yang dapat ku harapkan dari menggugat kepada manusia

I had the feeling that were Mother to die, my own flesh would melt away with her. From now on, I thought, I will forget everything else except prepararing all kinds of delicious things for Mother.

When one's life begins to unravel, one is tempted, sadly enough, to cling to the thread of prophecy.

her halde, bir ?eyden emin olunabilir:?nsan, ya?amak için rol yapmak zorunda.

Let's just say that my life depends on getting the best blossoms I can. If they don't sell, I don't eat. Perhaps that's why the flowers grow so large—because I'm driven by necessity. People like you, on the other hand, who grow mums as a hobby, are motivated more by simple curiosity, or the desire to satisfy their pride.

But rather than the patronizing "But being decadent is the only way to survive!" of some who criticize me, I would far prefer to be told simply to go and die. It's straightforward. But people almost never say, "Die!" Paltry, prudent hypocrites!

death was one thing but he couldn't bear the thought of letting good wine go to waste

Even if you die, don't become his plaything!

?lim ola?anüstüdür ancak pervas?zca davran?p ermi?li?iyle gösteri? yapmak korkakl?kt?r.

Debates are for ignoble souls such as yourself who are anxious to achieve distinction.

?insaku Takasugi "ölüm" Büyüleyici bir ?eyin olmad??? büyüleyici dünya

My wife] called, "Pochi, Pochi, your supper's ready," and laughed as she said, "You may have a personality disorder." A disgusting thought came to mind, "They say that the dog comes to resemble its owner.

Este anciano es un gran aficionado al sake. Un gran bebedor suele ser, en la mayoría de los hogares, un hombre solitario. Decidir si bebe porque es un solitario o si se ha vuelto solitario porque el resto de la familia le ha dado de lado por ser bebedor es tan difícil como dar una palmada y determinar cuál de las dos manos es la que ha sonado...

Hayat hiçbir zaman heyecan verici oyun dizisi de?ildir. Aç?k konu?mak gerekirse, sadece oyunbozan kaderin içinde yat?p kalk?yoruz.

I yearned for everything long gone

Dobranoc. Jestem Kopciuszkiem bez ksi?cia.

Different eye color, hair color—is that enough to arouse this much hostility?

Ahora, ahora, ahora. Cada "ahora" que señalo con el dedo se va volando lejos para dejar paso a un nuevo "ahora"."¡Vaya! ¿¡esto qué es!?", pensé mientras bajaba las escaleras del puente. Menuda idiotez. A lo mejor es que soy demasiado feliz.

Mientras que las personas tienen el derecho de vivir con libertad, tienen también el derecho de morir en el momento que lo deseen; pero, cuando la madre está viva, hay que renunciar a este derecho porque, al ejercerlo, al mismo tiempo que quitarse la propia vida se llevarían la de la madre.

Beklemek. Hayatta sevinç,öfke,hüzün ve yüz çe?it duygu içindeyiz; ama bu duygular?n tümü vaktimizin ancak yüzde birini olu?turur. Yüzde doksan dokuzu ise beklemekle geçer.

He just wanted to run—to do something for nothing.

Father," I tried calling out. Father. Father, the sunset afterglow is beautiful.

I don't know about life," he replied, "but the world's nothing but sex and greed.