"Living only for the moment, turning our full attention to the pleasures of the moon, the snow, the cherry blossoms... singing songs, drinking wine...floating, floating; caring not a wit for the pauperism staring us in the face, refusing to be disheartened, like a gourd floating along with the river current: This is what we call The Floating World."
- Richard Lane, Images of the Floating World
- Richard Lane, Images of the Floating World
