The Easy Life in Kamusari Quotes

“Naa-naa.” (Lovely day.)”
― Shion Miura, The Easy Life in Kamusari

“I figure there are a couple of reasons why Kamusari villagers are so easygoing. One is that most of them are involved in forestry, where you have to think in cycles of a century; the other is that there’s no place to hang out at night, so when it gets dark everybody just hits the hay. “Running around won’t make the trees grow faster. Get plenty of rest, eat hearty, and tomorrow take what comes”: that seems to be the prevailing philosophy”
― Shion Miura, The Easy Life in Kamusari

“Only the moon never sleeps. From the window, it peers in on my heart.”
― Shion Miura, The Easy Life in Kamusari

“Running around won’t make the trees grow faster. Get plenty of rest, eat hearty, and tomorrow take what comes”: that”
― Shion Miura, The Easy Life in Kamusari

“Kamusari villagers are really easygoing,”
― Shion Miura, The Easy Life in Kamusari

“Did you feel the water get a little warmer just now?” asked Old Man Saburo. “I peed in it for you.”
― Shion Miura, The Easy Life in Kamusari

“Whatever strange thing happens on the mountain, it’s not strange at all.”
― Shion Miura, The Easy Life in Kamusari

“Running around won’t make the trees grow faster. Get plenty of rest, eat hearty, and tomorrow take what comes”: that seems to be the prevailing philosophy.”
― Shion Miura, The Easy Life in Kamusari

“One thing I do know: Kamusari village will go on forever, just as it always has. The people will go on with their easygoing ways, surrounded every day by the mountains and the river and the trees.”
― Shion Miura, The Easy Life in Kamusari

“On a mountain, you never know what may happen. In the end, all we can do is rely on the protection of the gods. That’s why we avoid taking life if at all possible”
― Shion Miura, The Easy Life in Kamusari

“figure there are a couple of reasons why Kamusari villagers are so easygoing. One is that most of them are involved in forestry, where you have to think in cycles of a century;”
― Shion Miura, The Easy Life in Kamusari

“Anyway, threatening a kid with kappa in this day and age? Really? And what’s the deal with shirikodama? There’s no such thing in my butt, that’s for sure. But the kid wailed, “No kappa, they’re scary! I won’t do it anymore, promise! I’m sorry!” He was on the verge of tears. Talk about innocent. It’s as if all the villagers stepped out of a folktale.”
― Shion Miura, The Easy Life in Kamusari

“I once heard Nao scold a little kid: “I said no first grader plays in the river unless he’s with a grown-up! Do it again and I’ll give you what for! A kappa’ll come and steal your shirikodama!” (Kappa, river imps, are supposed to have designs on human shirikodama, the soul-ball located inside the anus.)”
― Shion Miura, The Easy Life in Kamusari