"If we look on idly, heaven and earth will never be joined. To join heaven and earth, some decisive deed of purity is necessary. To accomplish so resolute an action, you have to stake your life, giving no thought to personal gain or loss. You have to turn into a dragon and stir up a whirlwind, tear the dark, brooding clouds asunder and soar up into the azure-blue sky."

-- Yukio Mishima

#Loss Quotes #Dark Quotes #Blue Quotes

“I am not a great cook, I am not a great artist, but I love art, and I love food, so I am the perfect traveller.”
“It always struck Fire, the physical affection between these siblings, who as often as not were at each other's throats over one thing or another. She liked the way the four of them shifted and changed shape, bumping and clanging against one another, sharpening each other's edges and then smoothing them down again, and somehow always finding the way to fit together.”
“The main thing is that you have a good editor - one that believes in you and who will give you the feedback that you need to produce a good book.”
“It all comes down to this: if your subconscious "financial blueprint" is not "set" for success, nothing you learn, nothing you know, and nothing you do will make much of a difference.”
“Do as we say, and not as we do. [Lat., Faites ce que nous disons, et ne faites pas ce que nous faisons.]”
“Someone, somewhere, is making a product that will make your product obsolete.”
“I'm reasonably headstrong about what I believe in, and what I go for, and I've got fantastic people around me who give me great support and advice.”
“One of your tasks is to separate the 'personal' from the 'substantive.' The two can become confused, especially if someone rubs the President wrong.”

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