Yukio Mishima

"Possibly a man who hates the land should dwell on shore forever. Alienation and the long voyages at sea will compel him once again to dream of it, torment him with the absurdity of longing for something that he loathes."

- Yukio Mishima

"Again and again, the cicada’s untiring cry pierced the sultry summer air like a needle at work on thick cotton cloth."

- Yukio Mishima