Quotes by : Minae Mizumura

The first prerequisite for fine literature is that the writer must see the language not as a transparent....

In a totally dysfunctional society, the profession of a writer would not exist.

Writers are writing in every corner of the globe.Writers are writing, moreover, in rich countries and....

In years past, a person died, and eventually all those with memories of him or her also died, bringing....

Since language produces meaning within an enclosed system, there is always a built-in untranslatability,....

Art is not democratic. Art is sublime.

Life is a tiring business indeed.Soy sauce runs out. Milk runs out. Dishwashing detergent runs out. Lancôme....

Transported to a different culture, thought often loses its subtlety and can even rampage like a wild....

Perhaps when a nation goes through a period of upheaval, those who should become politicians, do.

Science may explain how humans came into being, but it has no answer to the slippery question of how....