Chris

“No, the old proverb does not lie: Look for the brave in prison, and the stupid among the political leaders!”
― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956

“Don't you know, If you don't step outside yourself, you'll never discover who you are”
― José Saramago, The Tale of the Unknown Island

“There's no doubt that he's heading straight for tragedy. It will be beautiful, of course, but should he throw his whole life away as a sacrificial offering to such a fleeting beauty--like a bird in flight glimpsed from a window?”
― Yukio Mishima, Spring Snow

“Separation is painful, but so is its opposite. And if being together brings joy, then it is only proper that separation should do the same in its own way.”
― Yukio Mishima, Spring Snow