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“«Like a fossil tree
From which we gather no flowers
Sad has been my life
Fated no fruit to produce.»

Death poem composed by Minamoto Yorimasa immediately before his act of seppuku in the Byodo-in temple of Uji.”
― Stephen Turnbull, Samurai: The Japanese Warrior's [Unofficial] Manual

“We always seek balance. There is good, there is bad. There is pure, there is impure. All things must balance for a person to live a good life.”
― Hillary Monahan, The Hollow Girl

“Strength comes in many guises, Bethan. Knowing yourself, your limitations—knowing what you will and will not do, following your heart—that is strength. Enduring what you endured and still being merciful and hopeful? Also strength.”
― Hillary Monahan, The Hollow Girl

“Good men sometimes do bad things. It is the degree of bad that dictates if his goodness remains intact.”
― Hillary Monahan, The Hollow Girl