Naomi Quotes

“If I know from the start that I'm going to be alone, I'm not lonely. It doesn't bother me.”
― Junichirô Tanizaki, Naomi

“but once you start doubting,it's hard to know what to believe.”
― Junichirô Tanizaki, Naomi

“I wanted to boast to everyone,"This woman is mine. Take a look at my treasure.”
― Junichirô Tanizaki, Naomi

“For someone who writes as slowly as I do, each installment is a full day's work. Newspaper novels are painful... Whether I like what I'm writing or not, whether I'm feeling inspired or not, I have to write an installment every day.”
― Junichirô Tanizaki, Naomi

“Can it be, I wondered, that life without her is so dull as this?”
― Junichirô Tanizaki, Naomi

“Her eyes, nose, hands, feet... Each part was a supreme delicacy, and I was insatiable.”
― Junichirô Tanizaki, Naomi

“My heart was full of the loneliness that follows merriment.”
― Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Naomi

“Each part was a supreme delicacy, and I was insatiable.”
― Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Naomi

“Often a hungry person will wolf down unpalatable food; but as his stomach swells, he'll suddenly notice how bad the food is and feel nauseated. I was experiencing something like this, and when I pictured myself lying face to face with this nose again tonight, I felt bloated, fed up. Enough of this feast.”
― Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Naomi

“I felt as though a sympathetic hand were tending the wounds where thorns had stabbed me. . .”
― Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Naomi

“My head was a stage wrapped in a curtain of black velvet, and on the stage stood a single actress, named Naomi.”
― Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Naomi

“My shoulders were light again, as though I'd been cured of the ague, and my tears stopped.”
― Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Naomi

“My darling Naomi, I don't just love you, I worship you. You're my treasure. You're a diamond that I found and polished. I'll buy you anything that'll make you beautiful. I'll give you my whole salary.”
― Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Naomi

“When I compared them to Naomi, I sensed an unmistakable difference in refinement between those who are born to the higher classes of society and those who aren't... there's no concealing bad birth and breeding.”
― Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Naomi

“Mówi się często, że kobiety oszukują mężczyzn. Jednak z mojego punktu widzenia nie zaczynają bynajmniej od kłamstwa. Na samym początku to mężczyzna czerpie przyjemność z tego, że jest oszukiwany. Nieważne, czy kobieta mówi prawdę, czy kłamie - wszystko, co mówi, jest miodem na uszy.”
― Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Naomi

“Czy te szarlatanki są zatem aż tak przebiegłe, że każdy mógłby dać się złapać w ich sidła? Nie wydaje mi się. Jakkolwiek mądra Kleopatra by nie była, wątpię, że przewyższała pod tym względem Cezara czy Antoniusza. Nieważne, czy jest się herosem, czy nie, jeśli ma się głowę na karku, to można odróżnić kobiece kłamstwa od prawdy.”
― Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Naomi

“I believe that when Antony was conquered by Cleopatra, it happened this way: little by little he was stripped of his resistance and became ensnared. It's fine to give confidence to the woman you love, but as a result you lose confidence in yourself. And when that happens, there's no way to overcome her sense of superiority. This leads to undreamed-of misfortunes.”
― Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Naomi

“He has no intention of being misled by her. On the contrary, he laughs to himself that he's deceiving her.”
― Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Naomi

“The evils of dancing? Perhaps there are some, but nothing is without its evils. In my case, anyway, it's entirely wholesome, because I go with my family―wife, sister, and daughter. It's preposterous for men who spend their time in teahouses to say that dancing is unwholesome. Dancing makes a person feel young, cheerful, and lively, which alone is enough to make it far better than a teahouse party. Besides, it's economical. Young and old alike should plunge into it. Whether people think dancing is good or bad, there's no going against the trend of times. No doubt dancing will grow more and more popular. I very much hope so.”
― Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Naomi