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“Men had been living a proud life, having felt no need for the spirit-until Christianity invented it.”

Quote by Yukio Mishima

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Yukio Mishima was a Japanese author and playwright, a prominent figure in post-war Japanese literature. His works, characterized by a fusion of traditional Japanese aesthetics and modernist techniques, often explored themes of tradition, ritual, and the samurai code. more

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