#'a world far emptier than the one we're seeing' is their own singularity

[nonhumen]

" we have a saying in the port mafia: the greatest misfortune for dazai's enemies is that they are dazai's enemies. if he wanted to, he could ever have a picnic in the middle of a firefight. dazai was practically born to be in the mafia. "

" his body was covered in scars, the price he paid for his success. in other words, the man was a mess. the was always a part of his body that was under repairs. once again, it really made me conscious of how dazai thrived in the center of violence and death. "

" i looked at dazai. there was something invisible to the human eye. you could've called it demons of the mind -- something that could never be seen -- just something compelled to destroy all. "

" dazai's expression as he placed a finger on his forehead and approached the enemy -- that of a child about to burst into tears -- remained burned into my eyes. "

" somebody probably should've tied him up, pried his chest open, and stuffed a vacuum cleaner inside. then, as he screamed and cried until they needed to punch him to shut him up, they'd suck every last bit of darkness out of his chest and stamp it into the ground. "

" he's sharp-witted with a mind like a steel trap. and he's just a child -- a sobbing child abandoned in the darkness of a world far emptier than the one we're seeing. he was too smart for his own good. that was why he was always alone. "

-- excerpts from dazai osamu and the dark era. or, all the times odasaku saw the darkness within dazai's soul.