"Come quickly -- as soon as these blossoms open, they fall. This world exists as a sheen of dew on flowers."

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Source : Liza Lim, Izumi Shikibu (2000). “Burning house: for koto and voice (1 performer) (1995)”

Izumi Shikibu

#Flower Quotes #Fall Quotes #Dew Quotes

“He had tenderness in his heart â€” â€˜a soft place,â€™ as Nicholas Higgins called it; but he had some pride in concealing it; he kept it very sacred and safe, and was jealous of every circumstance that tried to gain admission. But if he dreaded exposure of his tenderness, he was equally desirous that all men should recognize his justice; and he felt that he had been unjust, in giving so scornful a hearing to anyone who had waited, with humble patience, for five hours, to speak to him.”
“I think sensuality is a part of me. It's not all of me, but it's a part of who I am.”
“It is so easy for your people to forget that everything has a spirit, that all are equal. That magic and mystery are a part of your lives, not something to store away in a child's bedroom, or to use as an escape from your lives.”

Source : Charles de Lint (2002). “The Onion Girl”, p.435, Macmillan
“As you get bigger, your staff gets bigger, and your costs get bigger.”
“Study and keep your attention on whatever it is you're going into. Build a good team. The team needs to know what it's doing They need to be people you can trust and people you can work well with.”
“My favorite films are the ones that I walk away from and I know I saw a story.”

Source : "DVD RE-RUN INTERVIEW: Shane Carruth on 'Primer'; The Lessons of a First-Timer". Interview with Wendy Mitchell, www.indiewire.com. April 18, 2005.
“Popular religion is a coping mechanism for the anxieties of a dysfunctional social and economic environment.”
“I work toward the liberation of women, but I'm not feminist. I'm just a woman.”

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