A Samurai Should Always Be Prepared For

All My Knowledge Comes From Research.

A Samurai Should Always Be Prepared For Death - Whether His Own Or Someone Else's.

I Make My Own Limits Which Are Drawn According To My Own Taste.

A Lot Of My Stories Are Inspired By Japanese Folklore Or Literature Or Movies: I've Done Stories Based On Kabuki And Noh Plays, And On Kurosawa's 'yojimbo' Movies.

Kids Just Don't Read Any More. They Spend Much More Time With Video Games. It's Just Hard To Get Kids To Read Anything. Book Sales Have Dropped Dramatically, Too. I Think 90% Of The Books Are Bought Only By 5% Of The Us Population.