#japanese

My favorite kitchen was the Japanese and the Italian kitchen. ↗

— Karl Lagerfeld

#italian #japanese #kitchen

When I was a teenager, I thought how great it would be if only I could write novels in English. I had the feeling that I would be able to express my emotions so much more directly than if I wrote in Japanese. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#could #directly #emotions #english #express

The greatest problem in Japanese politics over the last two decades is that we put off what needed to be done. We have to overcome that. ↗

— Yoshihiko Noda

#done #greatest #greatest problem #japanese #last

As I grew up, I was continually to suffer hardships in different realms of life - in my family, in my relationship to Japanese society and in my way of living at large in the latter half of the twentieth century. ↗

— Kenzaburo Oe

#continually #different #family #grew #half

The Japanese chose the principle of eternal peace as the basis of morality for our rebirth after the War. ↗

— Kenzaburo Oe

#basis #chose #eternal #eternal peace #japanese

My dad remembers being in school with my uncle, and the teacher would say outright to the class that the Japanese were second-class citizens and shouldn't be trusted. ↗

— Mike Shinoda

#citizens #class #class citizens #dad #japanese

Many Japanese painters and calligraphers would change their names intentionally to keep their relationship to the art always fresh. This way, others' expectations can be avoided. ↗

— Tina Weymouth

#art #avoided #change #expectations #fresh

The story of Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Tres was both simple and complicated. Simple in that things never change: people consistently jealous or secretive or brave-hearted. As for the rest, it all came down to a series of misunderstandings, the type that could happen to anyone, really. You assume that the sushi bucket is full of gold coins, but instead it's got Kokingo's head in it. You think you know everything about your faithful follower, but it turns out that he's actually an orphaned fox who can change his shape at will. It was he who spoke my favorite line of the evening, five words that perfectly conveyed just how enchanting and full of surprises this Kabuki play really is: 'That drum is my father. ↗

— David Sedaris

#japanese-mythology #kabuki #plays #wtf #change

I realized that the world did not exist for my benefit. It followed that the ratio of pleasant and unpleasant things around me would not change. It wasn't up to me. It was clear that the best thing to do was to adopt a sort of muddled cheerfulness. ↗

— Banana Yoshimoto

#change

This world- To what may I liken it? To autumn fields lit dimly in the dusk by lightning flashes. ↗

— Yu Minamoto

#death