"Other people must be destroyed. In order that I might truly face the sun, the world itself must be destroyed...."

-- Yukio Mishima

#Order Quotes #People Quotes #World Quotes

“I don't know what God is, or what God had in mind when the universe was set in motion. In fact, I don't know if God even exists, although I confess that I sometimes find myself praying in times of great fear, or despair, or astonishment at a display of unexpected beauty.”

Source : Jon Krakauer (2013). “Under The Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith”, p.304, Pan Macmillan
“Iâ€™m repulsed at the concept of man-on-man sex, I think itâ€™s against nature. I think itâ€™s strange as hell, but if thatâ€™s what you are I love you. Iâ€™m not going to judge anotherâ€™s morals. I say live and let live. I have friends that are gay.”
“Man has no permanent and unchangeable I. Every thought, every mood, every desire, every sensation says "I." And in each case it seems to be taken for granted that this I belongs to the Whole, to the whole man, and that a thought, a desire, or an aversion is expressed by this Whole.”
“Oh yeah? What did you have last night?" "Turkey sandwich on wheat. With a pickle." "And the night before?" "Turkey sandwich on wheat. No pickle." She giggled. "What was the last hot meal you cooked?" He pretended to rack his brains. "Uh...beans and franks. On Monday.”
“In America, if you don't do a 100 million dollars, you've done nothing.”
“I think I gravitate towards characters who are slight outsiders. It's fun to play a character that wants so badly to be included in the normal activities of teenage life, but lacks the literal hardware to do it.”
“I don't have much contact at all with other black metal bands.”
“A truly elegant taste is generally accompanied with excellency of heart.”

Source : Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy (1816). “The works of Henry Fielding, esq: with an essay on his life and genius”, p.152

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