"Japan lives with drastic segregation between the sublime, the ugly, and the utterly without qualities. Dominance of the last 2 categories makes mere presence of the first stunning: when beauty 'happens', it is absolutely surprising."
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From "Learning Japanese", published in S,M,L,XL, New York: The Monacelli Press, 1995
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