• Shape I may take, converse I may, but neither god nor Buddha am I, rather an insensate being whose heart thus differs from that of man.

    Ueda Akinari: Shape I may take, converse I may, but neither god nor Buddha am I, rather an insensate being whose heart thus differs from that of man.
    "Tales of Moonlight and Rain". Book by Ueda Akinari, www.newyorker.com. 1776.