“One should not be too straightforward. A man of real merit will be liked at first sight, and a man of no merit will be disliked at first sight.”

About Murasaki Shikibu

Author • Japanese

Murasaki Shikibu was a Japanese novelist, poet, and lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court during the Heian period. She is best known as the author of The Tale of Genji, widely considered to be the world's first novel,...