The Pillow Book by Sei Shonagon

Today I decided to read this japanese book, of course I had alredy heard of it but never read it. It proved to be awfully hard to get. I spent like half and hour looking for it and then I didn´t even get the full edition. I expected it to be easy considering that the copyright is over but the again I was mistaken... : (  I only found a japanese edition in some online library... so sad.... And know, it´s even forbidden for me to read in my house because my mother considers it an addiction! That´s awfully annoying!!! Mothers would kill to have a kid that read as much as I do but then again, it seems the world has gone mad!!! ...I must stop rambling about... Here is an image of Sei Shonagon:

Rare Things: (extract from the book that I found hilarious)

A son-in-law who's praised by his wife's father; likewise, a wife who's loved by her mother-in-law....
Two women, let alone a man and a woman, who vow themselves to each other forever, and actually manage to remain on good terms to the end.