“A small night storm blows
Saying ‘falling is the essence of a flower’
Preceding those who hesitate”— Yukio Mishima(1970)

“Oh, candlelight shining the room, with whom did you part?
You shed tears without and burn within, yet no one notices.
We part with our Lord on a long journey and burn like thee” — Yi Gae(1456)

“A great flame follows a little spark“– Dante Alighieri(1265-1321)