Quote Pictures Murasaki Shikibu By thehistorianshut - May 22, 2017 Facebook Twitter ReddIt Pinterest Tumblr Email Murasaki Shikibu (10th and 11th century CE Japanese novelist) “Age should not turn people into children again, but I am afraid that is what happens.” From Murasaki Shikibu’s The Tale of Genji, translated by Royall Tyler (Penguin Classics, 2003). Like this:Like Loading...