“It is in general the unexplored that attracts us.”
Arthur Waley (1889–1966) British academic
Source: Translations, The Tale of Genji (1925–1933), Ch. 9: 'Aoi'
“It is in general the unexplored that attracts us.”
— Murasaki Shikibu, book The Tale of Genji
Source: Tale of Genji, The Tale of Genji, trans. Arthur Waley, Ch. 9: Aoi
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