堕落論 [Darakuron] Quotes

“To take a task that could be accomplished by pushing a button or flipping a switch, and instead complete it only after spending a full day grunting and groaning from the physical effort, and all in the name of the beauty of sweat and the joys of labor—now that is a stupid idea.”
― Sakaguchi Ango, 墮落論

“I cannot stand the sight of blood, and once when there was an automobile accident right in front of my eyes, I wheeled round and fled. Yet, I always liked grand destruction. While trembling at the shells and incendiary bombs, I was at the same time tremendously excited at such frenzied annihilation; and yet I believe that I never loved and longed for human beings more than at that time.”
― Ango Sakaguchi, 堕落論 [Darakuron]