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Quotes from The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon — Sei Shōnagon

966–1025 Japan

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A man who has nothing in particular to recommend him discusses all sorts of subjects at random as though he knew everything. (p. 44)

The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon (1002)

One is telling a story about old times when someone breaks in with a little detail that he happens to know, implying that one's own version is inaccurate — disgusting behavior! (p. 46)

The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon (1002)

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