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Quotes from Shōgun — James Clavell

1924–1994 Australia

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What are clouds, but an excuse for the sky? What is life, but an escape from death?

Shōgun (1975)

There are no "mitigating circumstances" when it comes to rebellion against a sovereign lord.

Shōgun (1975)

Only by living at the edge of death can you understand the indescribable joy of life.

Shōgun (1975)

To think bad thoughts is really the easiest thing in the world. If you leave your mind to itself it will spiral down into ever-increasing unhappiness. To think good thoughts, however, requires effort. This is one of the things that discipline — training — is about.

Shōgun (1975)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: James Clavell (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.