“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.”
― Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives
― Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives
“A woman who would steal your love when your love was really all you had to give was not much of a woman.”
― Four Past Midnight
― Four Past Midnight
“If a warrior is not unattached to life and death, he will be of no use whatsoever. The saying that “All abilities come from one mind” sounds as though it has to do with sentient matters, but it is in fact a matter of being unattached to life and death. With such non-attachment one can accomplish any feat.”
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
― Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
“The things that I loved were very frail. Very fragile. I didn't know that. I thought they were indestructible. They weren't.”
― The Sunset Limited
― The Sunset Limited
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