I Am Not A Special Person, I

The Japanese See Self-assertion As Immoral And Self- Sacrifice As The Sensible Course To Take In Life.

I Like Unformed Characters. This May Be Because, No Matter How Old I Get, I Am Still Unformed Myself.

There Is Nothing That Says More About Its Creator Than The Work Itself.

In Order To Find Reality, Each Must Search For His Own Universe, Look For The Details That Contribute To This Reality7 That One Feels Under The Surface Of Things. To Be An Artist Means To Search, To Find And Look At These Realities. To Be An Artist Means Never To Look Away.

Page 61: No Matter Where I Go In The World, Although I Can't Speak Any Foreign Language, I Don't Feel Out Of Place. I Think Of Earth As My Home. If Everyone Thought This Way, People Might Notice Just How Foolish International Friction Is And The Would Be Put An End To It.