Sarah

“I would far prefer to be told simply to go and die. It's straightforward. But people almost never say, "Die!" Paltry, prudent hypocrites!”
― Osamu Dazai, The Setting Sun

“But he knew well enough what was wrong with him: he was ashamed of himself and afraid of them – afraid of the society he so despised.”
― Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, The Life of a Stupid Man

“But surely the will to create was a form of the will to live...?”
― Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Akutagawa Ryunosuke Short Story Selection vol.1 [mikan +1]

“The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step
On which I must fall down, or else o'erleap,           
For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your fires,
Let not light see my black and deep desires.
The eye wink at the hand; yet let that be
Which the eye fears, when it is done, to see.”
― William Shakespeare, Macbeth