All of us who truly live are young and old at the same time, and we bear such a human destiny. - Taro Okamoto [Okamoto Tarō] (1911 - 1996): The Eyes of Taro Okamoto
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われわれほんとうに生きるものは、誰でもが同時に若者であり、年寄りであり、そのような全人間的な運命を背負いこんでいるのだ。 - 岡本太郎 (1911 - 1996): 『岡本太郎の眼』
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