Life And Death Are The Same...leave Karma

Wars Are Fought By Teenagers, You Realize That. They Really Ought To Be Fought By The Politicians And Old People Who Start These Wars.

First The Priests Arrive. Then The Conquistadores.

Patience Means Restraining Yourself. There Are Seven Emotions, Joy, Anger, Anxiety, Adoration, Grief, Fear, And Hate. If A Man Doesn't Give Way To These, He's Patient. I'm Not As Strong As I Might Be But I'm Patient.

What You Do With Strangers Is Ignore Them For. No Second Chance, No Sorry I Did It, Never Accept An Apology, But Never, Ever Get Angry With Strangers.

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.