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Kobo Abe Inspirational Quotes (14)

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Do you shovel to survive, or survive to shovel?
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Defeat begins with the fear that one has lost.
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The most frightening thing in the world is to discover the abnormal in that which is closest to us.
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Perhaps the act of writing is necessary when nothing happens.
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A plausible rumor / Seems a lot more believable / Than the truth itself.
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Work seemed something fundamental for man, something which enabled him to endure the aimless flight of time.
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When I was young, I could bounce back from things like a brand-new rubber ball.
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The thorn of death falls from heaven, and its myriad forms leave us no room to move.
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Year after year students tumble along like the waters of a river. They flow away, and only the teacher is left behind, like some deeply buried rock at the bottom of the current.
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Things have value Because somebody buys them, Because somebody pays money If you can find a buyer, Even a lie is worth a thousand yen.
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Something whose connection with human experience we cannot grasp is bound to be frightening.
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Mankind, which has always been a part of nature, has reached a point where it is too much for nature to accommodate.
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Time cannot be spurred on like a horse.
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The minute you begin to have doubts, the floor under your feet starts to shake.
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