Cosmic time is the same for everyone, but human time differs with each person. Time flows in the same way for all human beings; every human being flo… - Yasunari Kawabata

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Cosmic time is the same for everyone, but human time differs with each person. Time flows in the same way for all human beings; every human being flows through time in a different way.

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About Yasunari Kawabata

Yasunari Kawabata [川端 康成 Kawabata Yasunari] (14 June 1899 – 16 April 1972) was a Japanese short story writer and novelist known for his spare, lyrical, and subtly-shaded prose. In 1968 he became the first Japanese writer to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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Native Name: 川端 康成
Alternative Names: Kawabata Yasunari • KAWABATA Yasunari
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Time flows in the same way for all human beings; every human being flows through time in a different way.
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