“إن العمل الشائن المقترف يرتبط بمقترفه، ويحكم عليه باقتراف أعمال شائنة أخرى، هكذا تتكون العادات السيئة.”

“The true joy of a moonlit night is something we no longer understand. Only the men of old, when there were no lights, could understand the true joy of a moonlit night.”

“Lunatics have no age. If we were crazy, you and I, we might be a great deal younger.”

“The snow on the distant mountains was soft and creamy, as if veiled in a faint smoke.”

“Was this the bright vastness the poet Bashō saw when he wrote of the Milky Way arched over a stormy sea?”

“The labor into which a heart has poured its whole love--where will it have its say, to excite and inspire, and when?”

“Manusia yang tak mau gelisah, sesungguhnya dia telah mati”