„Die Gedanken an seine Bienen versetzten Sergejitsch in friedliche Stimmung und brachten den Schlaf schon näher.“

Kapitel „The Safflower“

„It did not deserve a glance, and Genji put it down.“

„On the whole, he was not one to forget any woman he had once known.“

Kapitel 5 „Young Murasaki“

„(…) overwhelming her with the youthful grace of his voice.“

Kapitel The Twilight Beauty

„Oh, yes, it must be said that Koremitsu gave Genji a fine account of what he had learnt from spying as ordered through the neighbors‘...

„It upset him to find that his forwardness really did repel her, and he saw how justly she was outraged.“