11 Quotes & Sayings By Natsuo Kirino

Natsuo Kirino (born July 3, 1974 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese novelist who writes about the lives of young women. She was born to a family of physicians and attended the University of Tokyo. She was married to writer Ryū Murakami from 1998 to 2004; she later married journalist Takashi Nagasaki.

Friends are a weird thing. It seems like they know...
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Friends are a weird thing. It seems like they know all about you, but then they don’t understand you at all. Natsuo Kirino
In order to induce the process of decay, water is...
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In order to induce the process of decay, water is necessary. I think that, in the case of women, men are the water. Natsuo Kirino
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The pain of being treated like a mere object. And a sense that this pain would turn into pleasure. Natsuo Kirino
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In reality of everyday occurrences I've had to submit to people in order not to lose them. It's less the submission that bothers me, I guess, than how it makes my life miserable. And what happens if I can't forgive myself for making that choice? And what if, in order to keep on living, I have to continue to accept myself? What am I supposed to do? Conclusion: It'd be best if I'm destroyed. The best thing is for me just to vanish. . Natsuo Kirino
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If you say I hide things because I'm shy, that can't be right. I've finally realized it's for a different reason-- that I don't want to see the darkness that lies in my heart Natsuo Kirino
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You know, " she murmured, "we're all heading straight to hell."" Yes, " said Masako, giving her a bleak look. "It's like riding downhill with no brakes."" You mean, there's no way to stop?" "No, you stop all right - when you crash. Natsuo Kirino
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If people can't stand being alone, they have no choice but to die Natsuo Kirino
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As a child I first became aware that my existence had a purpose when I realized men lusted after me. And that's why I will lust forever after men. Before I even began to worry about homework or any of those school things, I began having secret liaisons with men. And it is men who give me the proof I need now to feel I'm alive. Natsuo Kirino
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And then there was her face: her white skin, her brown eyes, and her expression, so soft and beautiful; she looked as though she were constantly getting ready to ask a question. Even an immaculately crafted doll could not have been as lovely. Natsuo Kirino
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The woman had gasped beneath his heavy body. He rubbed against her, lubricated by the warm, sticky liquid, but as her body gradually grew cold, he felt as though they'd been glued together. She seemed to be see-sawing between agony and ecstasy, but finally Satake pressed his lips over hers to quiet the groans-of pain or pleasure-that were leaking from her mouth. He found the hole that he had made in her side and worked his finger deep into the opening. Blood was pumping from the wound, staining their sex a gruesome crimson. He wanted to get further inside, to melt into her. As he was about to come, he pulled his lips from her and she whispered in his ear: "I'm finished. . finished." "I know, " he'd said, and he could still hear the exact sound of his own voice. Natsuo Kirino