Quotes by Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji

Explore a curated collection of 9 quotes by Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

The bond between husband and wife is a strong one. Suppose the man had hunted her out and brought her back. The memory o — Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji
You that in far-off countries of the sky can dwell secure, look back upon me here; for I am weary of this frail world's — Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji
Real things in the darkness seem no realer than dreams. — Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji
You are here to remind me of someone I long for, and what is it you long for yourself? We must have been together in an — Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji
The wood-carver can fashion whatever he will. Yet his products are but toys of the moment, to be glanced at in jest, not — Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji
No art or learning is to be pursued halfheartedly...and any art worth learning will certainly reward more or less genero — Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji
Ceaseless as the interminable voices of the bell-cricket, all night till dawn my tears flow. — Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji
There is much to be said for cherry blossoms, but they seem so flighty. They are so quick to run off and leave you. And — Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji
Did not we vow that we would neither of us be either before or after the other even in travelling the last journey of li — Murasaki Shikibu, The Tale of Genji