God Gives Us Intelligence To Uncover The

How Baffling It Was That Even The Most Cunning And Clever People Would Frequently See Only What They Wanted To See, And Would Rarely Look Beyond The Thinnest Of Facades. Or They Would Ignore Reality, Dismissing It As The Facade. And Then, When Their Whole World Fell To Pieces...they Would Tear Their Topknots Or Rend Their Clothes And Bewail Their Karma, Blaming Gods Or Kami Or Luck Or Their Lords Or Husbands Or Vassals-anything Or Anyone-but Never Themselves.

There Is No Dignity For Either The Sufferer Or The Torturer

Love Is A Christian Word, Anjin-san. Love Is A Christian Thought, A Christian Ideal. We Have No Word For 'love' As I Understand You To Mean It. Duty, Loyalty, Honor, Respect, Desire, Those Words And Thoughts Are What We Have, All That We Need.

Why Is She Afraid?" He Asked. "she's Not Anjin-san. Just A Little Nervous. Please Excuse Her. She's Never Seen A Foreigner Close To Before." "tell Her When The Moon's Full, Barbarians Sprout Horns And Fire Comes Out Of Our Mouths Like Dragons.

The Scarcity Of Years Does Not Necessitate Lack Of Wisdom.