Murasaki Shikibu

Murasaki Shikibu (c. 11th century)

“It does not suit me to be so busy with affairs, whether the government’s or my own. I must manage to live more as I please.”

  • From Murasaki Shikibu’s The Tale of Genji (chapter 19), translated by Royall Tyler (Penguin Classics, 2003).

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