Kenzaburo Oe

03.03.2026 Forgiveness

"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you."

— Kenzaburo Oe, Writer

03.03.2026 Family

"To love means to open ourselves to the negative as well as the positive."

— Kenzaburo Oe, Writer

03.03.2026 Family

"The art of loving is largely the art of persistence."

— Kenzaburo Oe, Writer

03.03.2026 Truth

"Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself."

— Kenzaburo Oe, Writer

03.03.2026 Family

"Immature love says: I love you because I need you. Mature love says: I need you because I love you."

— Kenzaburo Oe, Writer