Top 2 Quotes & Sayings by Haruo Shirane

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Japanese professor Haruo Shirane.

Last updated on November 24, 2024.

Haruo Shirane is the Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature and Culture in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and Chair of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University. At Columbia, Shirane is also affiliated with the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. He is an expert on Japanese literature, cultural history, and visual culture.

Japanese - Professor | Born: 1951

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People peep into boxes at moving stereoscopic prints, imagining they're in other worlds, and the crowd around a glassblower wonders whether icicles have formed in summer. Potted trees revive and suddenly look fresh when a florist sprinkles water on them, while papier-mâché turtles hanging out for sale move in the wind and take on souls.

Haruo Shirane

If love goes too far, it turns into cruelty.

Haruo Shirane

Top 2 Quotes & Sayings by Haruo Shirane

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