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“The person whose joy is dependant upon certain conditions is not himself joyful; his joy, after all, is that of the conditions and is conditional upon them.”
― Søren Kierkegaard, The Lily of the Field and the Bird of the Air: Three Godly Discourses

“I had long since cut ties with that world, like a yakuza stepping out of the game and washing his hands of it once and for all. I had no more use for dreams. Dreaming was for the moviegoers, fingering their pulpy paper tickets. Not for me.”
― Yukio Mishima, Star

“Just as evil never dies, neither does the sentimental.”
― Yukio Mishima, Star

“No matter how serious the obligation, a star is more of a star if he never arrives. Absence is his forte. The question of whether he'll show up gives the event a ceaseless undercurrent of suspense. But a true star never arrives. Showing up is for second-rate actors who need to seek attention.”
― Yukio Mishima, Star