"I am one who has always been interested only in the edges of the body and the spirit, the outlying regions of the body and the outlying regions of the spirit. The depths hold no interest for me; I leave them to others, for they are shallow, commonplace. What is there, then, at the outer most edge? Nothing, perhaps, save a few ribbons, dangling down into the void."

-- Yukio Mishima

#Body Quotes #Ribbons Quotes #Void Quotes

“WLâ€™s [White Liberals] think all the worldâ€™s problems can be fixed without any cost to themselves. We donâ€™t believe that. Thereâ€™s a lot to be said for sacrifice, remorse, even pity. Itâ€™s what separates us from roaches”
“Language is the soul’s ozone layer and we thin it at our peril.”

Source : Sven Birkerts (2006). “The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age”, p.153, Macmillan
“I don't think that the contradictions between capitalism and socialism can be resolved by war. This is no longer the age of the bow and arrow. It's the nuclear age, and war can annihilate us all. The only way to achieve solutions seems to be for the different social systems to coexist.”
“There are a lot of big spec houses now all across Connecticut, a lot of ostentatious showing of wealth.”
“Ah, yes, my social life â€” a series of encounters where we briefly debate who is in the greater rush.”
“Arrogance always destroys opportunity”
“The French were always masters at mid-range. And I like the attitude.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy breathing again.”

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