Cosmic time is the same for everyone, but human time differs with each person. Time flows in the same way for all human beings; every human being flows through time in a different way.
Yasunari KawabataAlong the coast the sea roars, and inland the mountains roar – the roaring at the center, like a distant clap of thunder.
Yasunari KawabataBut a haiku by Buson came into his mind: 'I try to forget this senile love; a chilly autumn shower.' The gloom only grew denser.
Yasunari KawabataLunatics have no age. If we were crazy, you and I, we might be a great deal younger.
Yasunari Kawabata