Quote Pictures Murasaki Shikibu By thehistorianshut - December 6, 2019 Facebook Twitter ReddIt Pinterest Tumblr Email Murasaki Shikibu (c. 11th century) “How sad and cruel it is, the way we cling to what lasts like evening dew!” From Murasaki Shikibu’s The Tale of Genji (chapter 39), translated by Royall Tyler (Penguin Classics, 2003). Like this:Like Loading...