I write to understand as much as to be understood.

追求幸福是一种徒劳的努力；真正的满足在于接受。

The human body is a universe of mysteries waiting to be explored.

——在神户高等女校对神户商业会议所等五团体演讲，1924年11月28日

"I think that my job is to observe people and the world, and not to judge them. I always hope to position myself away from so-called conclusions."