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Tweet"I believe that words uttered in passion contain a greater living truth than do those words which express thoughts rationally conceived. It is blood that moves the body. Words are not meant to stir the air only: they are capable of moving greater things."
Natsume Soseki in Kokoro
Originally Published Jan. 1, 1914
Paperback edition:
192 pages - Aug. 11, 2006