"Only by living at the edge of death can you understand the indescribable joy of life - Shogun."

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Source : James Clavell (2009). “Shogun”, p.979, Dell

James Clavell

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“The triangle pointing downward is a female symbol corresponding to the yoni and the upward pointing triangle is the male, the lingam ... When the two triangles are interlaced, it represents the union of the active and passive forces in nature; it represents the male and female elements.”
“Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.”

Source : "Playing loose and fast with the truth" by Stephen Pritchard, www.theguardian.com. July 25, 2011.
“Why should we put ourselves out of our way to do anything for posterity? For what has posterity ever done for us?”

Source : Debate in Irish House of Commons, quoted in Sir Jonah Barrington Personal Sketches and Recollections of his ownTimes (1827). SeeAddison 7:40.
“Direct me gods, whose changes are all holy, To where it flickers deep in grass, the moly.”

Source : Thom Gunn (2017). “Selected Poems of Thom Gunn”, p.89, Faber & Faber
“I don't lose a lot of sleep worrying about aliens, but I think it seems possible that there's life forms beyond our solar system.”

Source : Source: www.mtv.com
“I'd defend the right for any novelist to experiment with form or language, but if people don't take to it, don't react by making out that they are thick.”
“Where would we be without our friends? Honestly, every friend is so unique and special. I have my friends back in New Zealand, I have my friends in New York and California. Then you have your friends who are your family. Barbara Palvin falls into that category. I have a lot of love for all my friends.”
“He that has patience may compass anything.”

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