Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Murasaki Shikibu


Murasaki Shikibu (10th-11th century)

"The sun and moon never turn back. No one escapes old age."
  • From Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji (chapter 35), translated by Royall Tyler (Penguin Classics, 2003).


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