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It is in general the unexplored that attracts us. — Murasaki Shikibu · Smartyfair

It is in general the unexplored that attracts us.

Murasaki Shikibu973–1014 · writer · 900s-1000s Japan (Heian period)Murasaki Shikibu was a Japanese noblewoman and author who wrote The Tale of Genji around a thousand years ago, a book many consider the world's first novel.1 quote

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The most exciting places are the ones nobody has explored yet.

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What turned up: The Tale of Genji, Chapter 9 (Aoi), translated by Arthur Waley.
Work: The Tale of Genji, chapter 9 (Aoi), trans. Arthur Waley
Sources checked: en.wikiquote.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 20 August 2026Wikiquote sourced section, named work and translator

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