The moon is slanting on the tower
A shortlist of games embodying melancholy.
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'Thus he spent his time either walking in the meadow or writing and tracing on the bark of trees or on the sand itself a wealth of verses, all suited to his sadness...'
– Jean Starobinski, L’Encre de la mélancolie about Don Quichotte
'And without really understanding what was afoot, he realised how important it was for Ostu. After a couple of minutes he sneaked back to where the cow was lying on the chalky grass and laid down next to her. "At this speed we will never reach Edo," he thought.'
– Eiji Yoshikawa, Musashi
'This silken fan then deign accept, sad emblem of my lot; caressed and fondled for an hour, then speedily forgot.'
– Ban Jieyu, Yuan Ge Xing
'A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance. [...] Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.'
– Ecclesiastes, 3-4 and 7-3
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'Thus he spent his time either walking in the meadow or writing and tracing on the bark of trees or on the sand itself a wealth of verses, all suited to his sadness...'
– Jean Starobinski, L’Encre de la mélancolie about Don Quichotte
'And without really understanding what was afoot, he realised how important it was for Ostu. After a couple of minutes he sneaked back to where the cow was lying on the chalky grass and laid down next to her. "At this speed we will never reach Edo," he thought.'
– Eiji Yoshikawa, Musashi
'This silken fan then deign accept, sad emblem of my lot; caressed and fondled for an hour, then speedily forgot.'
– Ban Jieyu, Yuan Ge Xing
'A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance. [...] Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.'
– Ecclesiastes, 3-4 and 7-3
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