Shotetsu > Quotes

“Never knowing they would remind me of him, he planted the trees in those days of his old age— thinking only of blossoms.”
― Shotetsu, Unforgotten Dreams

“All these images from a world of long ago— of what good are they? Pine winds, come— please blow away these unforgotten dreams.”
― Shotetsu, Unforgotten Dreams

“If in this world there were deeds mine alone to do— then I might resent my name being hidden away: one small coal in a box fire.”
― Shotetsu, Unforgotten Dreams

“No one remains now for me to spend my time with— I who in the past was known to spurn the company of those who had grown old.”
― Shotetsu, Unforgotten Dreams

“Even in one’s sleep, it is dreams of this world one sees, and of no other; just as there is no dawning here that brings true awakening.”
― Shotetsu, Unforgotten Dreams