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“I believe, without a doubt, culture to be something that exists in the life of every single person as a part of their life from one day to another,” she wrote in a notebook in 1947. “Being faithful to yourself and becoming engrossed in your work, that’s culture.”

a wonderful, wonderful woman! I want to know more about her, I would love to read her books - so much inspiration in this short article already ♥

Masako Shirasu: woman of the world | The Japan Times

I think this is the most inspirational:
“Looking back, it seems that I’ve spent my whole life dawdling by the wayside, from one road to another. . . . I may have lost something on the way, but I think I have gained more.”