— I grew up reading about myself in his books.
— How was that?
— Not always easy. A little more than you wanted to know about yourself.
It tells me that goose-stepping morons like yourself should try reading books instead of burning them.
Doppo Kunikida: — What's going on?
Atsushi Nakajima: — Kunikida-san. I think this may explain it.
Osamu Dazai: — I knew the Complete Guide to Suicide was a masterpiece! Who knew I just needed to eat mushrooms growing in the nearby hills to have such an entertaining way out?!
Qui discit sine libro, is aquam haurit cribro
Books are friends; books are teachers.
Libri amici, libri magistri.
That book was my opportunity to tell my story. The story about a young girl who always dreamed of growing up to be powerful and respected, just like her father. But as it turns out, I have always lacked the requisite hardware because nobody cares what a woman has to say as long as there's a man willing to give his two cents.
Je passais au bord de la Seine
Un livre ancien sous le bras
Le fleuve est pareil à ma peine
Il s'écoule et ne tarit pas
Quand donc finira la semaine
Then the boy shouted that Elsa couldn't be Spider-Man because «only boys can be Spider-Man!» And then Elsa told him he could be Spider-Man's girlfriend. And then he pushed Elsa into a radiator. And then Elsa hit him with a book. Elsa still thinks he should thank her for it, because that's probably the nearest that boy ever got to a book.