Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto

Sometimes I would feel curious about a half-caught idea and ask my teacher the meaning. His reply invariably was:

“Meditation will untangle thoughts from words,” or “A hundred times reading reveals the meaning.” Once he said to me, “You are too young to comprehend the profoundly deep books of Confucius.”

Ishi had some errands to do and Mother had said that I might go with her to see the gay sights

It was all very formally informal and most delightful.