Osamu Dazai – Character Quotes

Stop pitying yourself. Pity yourself, and life becomes an endless nightmare.

A good book is always good, no matter how many times you’ve already read it.

Justice is a weapon. It can be used to cause harm, but it cannot protect or save others.

Man fears death and yet, at the same time, man is drawn to death. Death is endlessly consumed by men in cities and in literature. It is a singular event in one's life that none may reverse. That is what I desire.

Beautiful... You're a lady as ephemeral and Elegant as a lotus blossom. Would you be willing to join me in a double suicide?

After all, to die isn't the opposite of living. It's merely a component of the process of life. Without observing death up close, one can't capture the full picture of what it means to live.

Anything I would never want to lose is always lost. It is a given that everything that is worth wanting will be lost the moment I obtain it. There's nothing worth pursuing at the cost of prolonging a life of suffering.

You might as well side with the people who save others. That's at least a little more beautiful.

The first to make a move wins.

In the outside world, death is pushed away from everyday life. But in the Mafia's world, death is an extension of and a part of everyday life.