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Poverty and loneliness could be seen as a liberation from strivings to become rich and popular. ↗

— Donald Richie

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I’m very headstrong. Once I’ve caught fire, there’s no dousing the flames—all engines full speed ahead. ↗

— Adachi Zenko

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It is dark and there are bad creatures in these woods." "Yes, there are... ↗

— Katlyn Charlesworth

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In this world, not everything will be won by justice. If you want to win, you have to learn how to cheat. (Nana) ↗

— Ai Yazawa

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Still more horrible was the color of the flames that licked the latticed cabin vents before shooting skyward, as though - might I say? - the sun itself had crashed to earth, spewing its heavenly fire in all directions. ↗

— Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

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Comics are drawings, not photographs, and as such they present a subjective view of reality. ↗

— Frederik L. Schodt

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I thought I should make a place to bring light down into this world. All things that become realities start in that place of someone imagining them. ↗

— Andy Couturier

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My goal is to draw a line with some 'flavor' to it. ↗

— Andy Couturier

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Often I'll go outside and just place my hands on the soil, even if there's no work to do on it. When I am filled with worries, I do that and I can feel the energy of the mountains and of the trees. ↗

— Andy Couturier

#community #environmentalism #gardening #green #japan

People used to say that on moonless nights Her Ladyship's broad-skirted scarlet trousers would glide eerily along the outdoor corridor, never touching the floor. ↗

— Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

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