"He had never looked forward to the wisdom and other vaunted benefits of old age. Would he be able to die youngâ€”and if possible free of all pain? A graceful deathâ€”as a richly patterned kimono, thrown carelessly across a polished table, slides unobtrusively down into the darkness of the floor beneath. A death marked by elegance."

-- Yukio Mishima

#Pain Quotes #Darkness Quotes #Age Quotes

“You never have to second guess a person or your feelings and instincts about that person if you pay attention to their actions, not solely their words - actions always speak louder.”
“Mathematics is the bold luxury of pure reason, one of the few that remain today.”
“We are developing the other parts, and we can't give quite all our attention to the upper part, but soon the lower parts will be developed, and the upper part and the lower part will become partners, that will be wonderful.”
“One of the truest tests of spiritual maturity is seeing the miraculous in the monotonous.”
“I am competing with what I am capable of.”
“Being a father, well, I don't know if this is a change, but it makes me want to get out of here faster. Get off the clock. Just 'cause the baby is my reason for living, my reason for coming to work.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“There's no doubt in my mind that Ronald Reagan was by far the greatest. Because he had real principles and he stuck by them. He made clear what he was going to do, and he did it. He didn't back down.”
“A standard saying among fly fishermen is that trout spend anywhere from 80 to 90 percent of their time feeding below the water's surface on the immature forms of aquatic insects. Some anglers are even more precise, but whatever the exact percentage , it's safe to say that to fully appreciate any tailwater fishery you will have to learn the fine art of nymphing.”

Source : Ed Engle (1991). “Fly Fishing the Tailwaters”, p.65, Stackpole Books

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