Miriam Brown

“Rehearse your death every morning and night. Only when you constantly live as though already a corpse (jōjū shinimi) will you be able to find freedom in the martial Way, and fulfill your duties without fault throughout your life.”
― Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai

“The condition of a person is revealed by his dreams. It would be good to make companions of your dreams and to put forth effort.”
― Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai

“When a dog is tied to a cart, if it wants to follow, it is pulled and follows, making its spontaneous act coincide with necessity. But if the dog does not follow, it will be compelled in any case. So it is with men too: even if they don't want to, they will be compelled to follow what is destined.”
― Zeno of Citium

“I had to get rid of everything unnecessary…in order to save myself.”
― Arvo Pärt