And certain that life consisted of a few simple signals and decisions; that death took root at the moment of birth and man's only recourse thereafter was to water and tend it; that propagation was a fiction; consequently, society was a fiction too; that fathers and teachers, by virtue of being fathers and teachers, were guilty of a grievous sin.


The Sailor who Fell from Grace with the Sea (ed. Random House, 2010) - ISBN: 9781407054117

Yukio Mishima Quotes

And certain that life consisted of a few simple signals and decisions; that death took root at the moment of birth and man's only recourse thereafter ...

And certain that life consisted of a few simple signals and decisions; that death took root at the moment of birth and man's only recourse thereafter ...

And certain that life consisted of a few simple signals and decisions; that death took root at the moment of birth and man's only recourse thereafter ...

And certain that life consisted of a few simple signals and decisions; that death took root at the moment of birth and man's only recourse thereafter ...