Quotes from Yukio Mishima

Yukio Mishima quote seems to turn around the idea, whenever you read him, you expect something good and finally there’s something evil that gets out. Therefore, it may be some of his words are awakening but hard to read. His writing remains a piece of art in words.

“True beauty is something that attacks, overpowers, robs, and finally destroys.”
— Yukio Mishima

Beauty is something that burns the hand when you touch it.”
— Yukio Mishima (Forbidden Colors)

“Anything can become excusable when seen from the standpoint of the result”
— Yukio Mishima (The Temple of the Golden Pavilion)

“It is a common failing of childhood to think that if one makes a hero out of a demon the demon will be satisfied.”
— Yukio Mishima (Confessions of a Mask)

“Again and again, the cicada’s untiring cry pierced the sultry summer air like a needle at work on thick cotton cloth.”
— Yukio Mishima (Runaway Horses)

“Only knowledge can turn life’s unbearableness into a weapon.”
— Yukio Mishima (The Temple of the Golden Pavilion)

“We human beings sometimes steer off in a direction in which we hope to find something a little bit better.”
— Yukio Mishima (Forbidden Colors)