The Quilt on Lonely Lives: “By some association he suddenly remembered Hauptmann's Lonely Lives. Before things came to this he had thought of making that play her daily lesson, wanting to teach her the heart and sorrow of Johannes Vockerat. [auto-translated]”
The Quilt on On the Eve: “For one hour each morning, from nine to ten, he explained Turgenev's novels, and Yoshiko sat slantwise at her desk under his shining eyes, listening to the long, long tale of On the Eve. How deeply Elena's fierce feelings, strong will and sad, tragic end moved her. [auto-translated]”
The Quilt on Punin and Baburin: “Fate, life: Turgenev's Punin and Baburin, which he had once taught Yoshiko, rose in Tokio's mind. The meaning of life as drawn by that great Russian writer struck him in the chest as if for the first time. [auto-translated]”
The Quilt on Faust: “He did not go so far as to teach her Lonely Lives, but he once taught her a short story by Turgenev, Faust. In the lamplit study, as he explained the passage where the hero reads Faust aloud to his former sweetheart, even his voice trembled. [auto-translated]”
A Country Teacher on Man'yoshu: “The study was four and a half mats. On the big magnolia-wood desk lit by a lamp, the magazines Myojo and Bungei Club, the Man'yoshu and the collected works of Ichiyo lay scattered in a jumble. [auto-translated]”
A Country Teacher on Wakanashu: “That night Seizo thought about many things until late. He took out his battered copy of Toson's Wakanashu, its binding coming apart, and read on and on. [auto-translated]”
A Country Teacher on Ochiumeshu: “On the desk in the main hall lay Midaregami, Ochiumeshu, Musashino, and the thin copy of Enoch Arden that the priest had read when he went to Waseda. [auto-translated]”
A Country Teacher on Tangled Hair: “On the desk in the main hall lay Tangled Hair (Midaregami), Ochiumeshu, Musashino, and the thin copy of Enoch Arden that the priest had read when he went to Waseda. [auto-translated]”
A Country Teacher on Enoch Arden: “On the desk in the main hall lay Midaregami, Ochiumeshu, Musashino, and the thin copy of Enoch Arden that the priest had read when he went to Waseda. [auto-translated]”
A Country Teacher on Musashino: “Tired of marking daily grades, Seizo took Musashino out of his bundle and read it eagerly, like a man thirsty for fresh taste. The author's feelings in Unforgettable People matched his own. [auto-translated]”