The Ruined Map Quotes

“And again, the dark street. The dark, dark street. The women out shopping for the evening meal of course, and baby carriage and the silver bicycle were already painted out by the darkness; most of the commuters too were already in place in their filing-drawer houses. A half-forsaken chasm of time .... ”
― Kobo Abe, The Ruined Map

“Waiting was a bore. With work one understands one’s own effort is everything, but in waiting one can’t use one’s own strength.”
― Kōbō Abe, The Ruined Map

“She seemed to be wearing frozen fish bladders for shoes. But”
― Kōbō Abe, The Ruined Map

“Since within our hearts we secretly want everything in existence to be dirty, we always recover our self-respect and discover light and hope in life.”
― Kōbō Abe, The Ruined Map