Citation extraite de l'essai 'L'Éloge de l'ombre' (1933) de l'écrivain japonais Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, dans sa traduction française. L'œuvre explore l'esthétique japonaise traditionnelle et le rapport à la lumière, l'ombre et la matérialité.
"The humblest things—fruits as well as stones, grasses as well as stars—invite us to an infinite celebration, and to enjoy it we must learn that immediate touch of the spirit which painters have the privilege of possessing."