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Quotation from Botchan by Natsume Sōseki

“Because of an hereditary recklessness, I have been playing always a losing game since my childhood.”

Natsume Sōseki (spoken by Narrator)

Botchan, Chapter I, trans. Yasotaro Mori (spelled 'Morri' on the title page); revised by J. R. Kennedy

Portrait of Natsume Sōseki

The opening sentence, before the stories of the second-floor jump and the cut thumb.

Citation: "Because of an hereditary recklessness, I have been playing always a losing game since my childhood." — Natsume Sōseki, Botchan, Chapter I, trans. Yasotaro Mori (spelled 'Morri' on the title page); revised by J. R. Kennedy. (id botchan-q1)

Portrait: Natsume Soseki photo, Ogawa Kazumasa, Public domain.

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