Better to be caught in sudden, complete catastrophe than to be gnawed by the cancer of imagination.
Yukio Mishimaa samurai is a total human being, whereas a man who is completely absorbed in his technical skill has degenerated into a โfunctionโ, one cog in a machine.
Yukio MishimaI still have no way to survive but to keep writing one line, one more line, one more line.
Yukio MishimaWhen people concentrate on the idea of beauty, they are, without realizing it, confronted with the darkest thoughts that exist in this world. That, I suppose, is how human beings are made.
Yukio Mishima