Quotes by : Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

I have no conscience at all -- least of all an artistic conscience. All I have is nerves.

It is unfortunate for the gods that, unlike us, they cannot commit suicide.

The pale whiteness of her upturned face as she choked on the smoke; the tangled length of her hair as....

I could have sworn that the man's eyes were no longer watching his daughter dying in agony, that instead....

Chained inside the carriage is a sinful woman. When we set the carriage afire, her flesh will be roasted,....

Still more horrible was the color of the flames that licked the latticed cabin vents before shooting....

Great robber though he was, Kandata could only trash about like a dying frog as he choked on the blood....

Directly beneath the Lotus Pond of Paradise lay the lower depths of Hell, and as He peered through the....

As you can imagine, those who had fallen this far had been so worn down by their tortures in the seven....

It's not so much that I want to die as that I'm tired of living.