I've known supreme happiness, and I'm not greedy enough to … - Yukio Mishima

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I've known supreme happiness, and I'm not greedy enough to want what I have to go on forever. Every dream ends. Wouldn't it be foolish, knowing that nothing lasts forever, to insist that one has a right to do something that does?
[...]but, if eternity existed, it would be this moment.

Yukio Mishima

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About Yukio Mishima

Yukio Mishima (January 14, 1925 – November 25, 1970) was the pen name of Kimitake Hiraoka, a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, film director, nationalist, and founder of the Tatenokai.

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Pen Names: 榊山保 • 三島由紀夫

Native Name: 三島由紀夫 • 平岡公威

Alternative Names: Mishima Yukio • Kimitake Hiraoka • Hiraoka Kimitake

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