"I pictured to myself the large, old country house without my father, and with only my mother living in it." (Soseki 85)
"In short, Sensei still remained for me a figure half-hidden in the shadows." (Soseki 99)
"You shouldn't get so excited over such a trifling thing as a university degree." (Soseki 82)
"Money, of course. Give a gentleman money, and he will soon turn into a rogue." (Soseki 64)
"With the image of K sitting still in his room constantly before my mind's eye, I walked about the streets in confusion." (Soseki 207)
"With the image of K sitting still in his room constantly before my mind's eye, I walked about the streets in confusion." (Soseki 207)
"How could he have enjoyed ger bad flower arrangement and her koto-playing?" (Soseki 150)
"The letter had the appearance of a manuscript, with the characters neatly written between vertically ruled lines." (Soseki 120)
"He was wearing a rosary around his wrist, and when I asked him what it was for, he showed me how he counted the beads with his thumb, saying one, two, and so on." (Soseki 167)
