“I felt like a lonely cat, an aging tom ridden by obscure rage, looking for torn-ear trouble. I clipped that pitch off short and threw it away. Night streets were my territory, and would be till I rolled in the last gutter.”
― The Drowning Pool
― The Drowning Pool
“Oba-sans, to put it in somewhat difficult terms, are life-forms that have stopped evolving. And anyone can turn into an Oba-san. Young women, of course, but even young men, even middle-aged men —even children. You turn into an Oba-san the instant you lose the will to evolve.”
― Popular Hits of the Showa Era
― Popular Hits of the Showa Era
“Yes, well, life is a folly. If you live long enough, nothing is surprising.”
― Girl with a Pearl Earring
― Girl with a Pearl Earring
“The northern lights rise like a kiss to the sea”
― Le Bateau ivre
― Le Bateau ivre
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