Natsuhiko Kyogoku Quotes

Japan, Writer
March 26, 1963

Natsuhiko Kyogoku (京極夏彦 Kyōgoku Natsuhiko) is a Japanese mystery writer, who is a member of Ōsawa Office. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan.

There is no need for fairy-tale conclusions in the real world.

Natsuhiko Kyogoku
No, ghosts are real. You can see them, touch them, and hear them. But they do not exist. Which is why science ignores them. But to claim they are a fabrication and do not exist because science ignores them is a mistake. Because ghosts are real.

Natsuhiko Kyogoku
- Science
- Exist
- Ghosts

No matter how sophisticated the reason, a murder is a murder, and similarly, it doesn’t matter how great the motive is, if you can’t kill, you won’t. But someone who can kill definitely will.

Natsuhiko Kyogoku
- Matter
- Murder
- Motive
Our future is just a past yet to arrive, our past a future come and gone.

Natsuhiko Kyogoku
- Future
- Past
- Arrive
There is a precarious balance to the life of a building. It has nothing to do with its age, or the beauty of its construction. A damaged building can always be repaired if it still has life, but a dead building will never be whole again.

Natsuhiko Kyogoku
- Life
- Age
- Building
Humans aren’t that extraordinary. We’re small. The more humans tell themselves they are giant, the more I feel like I’m losing sight of myself. Humans are only as big as a human can be.”

Natsuhiko Kyogoku
- Human
- Big
- Extraordinary
Logic is a cruel tool to use for the mending of hearts.

Natsuhiko Kyogoku
- Heart
- Logic
- Tool