Quote Pictures Murasaki Shikibu By thehistorianshut - November 10, 2018 Facebook Twitter ReddIt Pinterest Tumblr Email Murasaki Shikibu (10th-11th century) “The sun and moon never turn back. No one escapes old age.” From Murasaki Shikibu’s The Tale of Genji (chapter 35), translated by Royall Tyler (Penguin Classics, 2003). Like this:Like Loading...