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“The katana has been the weapon of the samurai since time immemorial. Consider the inner meaning. Our blade is honed only on a single edge. Why? It is because with the dull edge against our flesh, the katana becomes our shield. This cannot happen with a two-edged sword, One day, in the midst of a melee, you may owe your life to the dull edge rather than the sharp one. Let this contrast remind you that attack and defense are one.”

Life And Living Samurai

Book:Cloud of Sparrows

Source: Cloud of Sparrows

“We live in a world of myriad conflicting loyalties. It is not purity, but the nature of the balance we achieve that displays our true character.”

Life And Living Loyalty

Book:Cloud of Sparrows

Source: Cloud of Sparrows

“Perhaps it wasn't so important to understand after all. Perhaps what was most important was to care.”

Book:Cloud of Sparrows

Source: Cloud of Sparrows

“No one's being excludes every possibility.”

Book:Cloud of Sparrows

Source: Cloud of Sparrows

“Many of the disasters that will befall this clan will be due to the pernicious habit of imbuing one's own little existence with an exaggerated importance.”

Self Aggrandizement

Book:Autumn Bridge

Source: Autumn Bridge