a samurai is a total human being, whereas a man who is completely absorbed in his technical skill has degenerated into a ‘function', one cog in a machine. (Yukio Mishima)

a samurai is a total human being, whereas a man who is completely absorbed in his technical skill has degenerated into a ‘function', one cog in a machine.

Yukio Mishima

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