Botchan

by Natsume Sōseki

"What a fellow you are to go and get your bones dislocated by jumping only from a second story!"

I could not do, by any means, all he expected of me. He expected that I should make myself an example to the students, should become an object of admiration for the whole school or should exert my moral influence, besides teaching technical knowledge in order to become a real educator, or something ridiculously high-sounding.

I hate most to write letters because I am poor at sentence-making and also poor in my stock of words.

I do not feel well-rested unless I go to bed with the loudest bang I can make.