By Reading Huckleberry Finn I

The People Of Hiroshima Went To Work At Once To Restore Human Society In The Aftermath Of The Great Atomic Flood. They Were Concerned To Salvage Their Own Lives, But In The Process They Also Salvaged The Souls Of The People Who Have Brought The Atomic Bomb.

It Is The Second Job Of Literature To Create Myth. But Its First Job Is To Destroy It.

Fundamentally A Good Author Has His Or Her Own Sense Of Style. There Is A Natural, Deep Voice, And That Voice Is Present From The First Draft Of A Manuscript. When He Or She Elaborates On The Initial Manuscript, It Continues To Strengthen And Simplify That Natural, Deep Voice.

I Am One Of The Writers Who Wish To Create Serious Works Of Literature Which Dissociate Themselves From Those Novels Which Are Mere Reflections Of The Vast Consumer Cultures Of Tokyo And The Subcultures Of The World At Large.

The Japanese Chose The Principle Of Eternal Peace As The Basis Of Morality For Our Rebirth After The War.