Agents Quote by Yukio Mishima

“By means of microscopic observation and astronomical projection the lotus flower can become the foundation for an entire theory of the universe and an agent whereby we may perceive Truth.”

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“Svoju patnju, koju prihvatam, moram da prihvatim kao dragocenost. Ne postoji nijedan ispirač zlata koji iskopava samo zlato. Ispirač vadi pesak sa korita reke,…

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I am one who has always been interested only in the edges of the body and the spirit, the outlying regions of the body…

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Just let matters slide. How much better to accept each sweet drop of the honey that was Time, than to stoop to the vulgarity…

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The special quality of hell is to see everything clearly down to the last detail.

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It is a rather risky matter to discuss a happiness that has no need of words.

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