Maria Popova writes:
"Wabi sabi is a beautiful Japanese concept that has no direct translation in English. Both an aesthetic and a worldview, it connotes a way of living that finds beauty in imperfection and accepts the natural cycle of growth and decay..."
द ग गोडसे मोरगावच्या अष्टविनायका समोरच्या अपूर्ण नंदी बद्दल पृष्ठ १११-११२ वर, त्यांच्या 'समन्दे तलाश', १९८१ पुस्तकात लिहतात:
