There are as many sorts of women as there are women.
("The Tale of Genji")
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You that in far-off countries of the sky can dwell secure, look back upon me here; for I am weary of this frail world's decay.Murasaki Shikibu
Though the body moves, the soul may stay behind.
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One ought not to be unkind to a woman merely on account of her plainness, any more than one had a right to take liberties with her merely because she was handsome
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Ceaseless as the interminable voices of the bell-cricket, all night till dawn my tears flow.
Murasaki Shikibu
Life is full of uncertainties, perhanps one day some unforeseen circumstance would bring her into his life once more
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If like the leaf of the wisteria through which the sun darts his rays transparently you give your heart to me, I will no longer distrust you
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