“I can only bow to the will of the heaven, but not to the will of these men.” — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“Is that so? He who lives in the mountains years for the city, and the city-dweller would rather live in the mountains,"… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“Call them robbers and cutthroats--were they not amiable enough when they had sufficient to fill their bellies? Something was out of joint… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“Here--you warriors--why this moaning and complaining? Have you no more sense than toads and vipers? Our time hasn't come. Have you no… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“Should misfortune visit the Court, that can only be the result of its continued abuses. If the palace is attacked, that can… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“Through his mad fancying he remembered Mokunosuke's words: "Whoever you are, you are a man after all. You are no cripple with… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“I seem to hear thousands of voices--the voices of the common folk in the marketplace--urging me to go forward and do what… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“Ah, you pitiful, pitiful creatures! Beautiful family! Nobler far than stupid men..." he cried softly to himself. What was he doing here… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“In the ashes on the hearth Saigyo traced and retraced the word, "pity." He had yet to learn to accept life with… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“How was Gengo to know, Saigyo reflected, that this unheroic existence imposed even greater torment than the icy lashings of the Nachi… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share Image
“How was Gengo to know, Saigyo reflected, that this unheroic existence imposed even greater torment than the icy lashings of the Nachi Falls in… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share
The world is a stone wall ... and they have put the stones so close together that there is not a single crack through… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share
“He used to say that a true rōnin did not seek fame or profit, did not curry favor with the powerful, did not attempt… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share
“A wanderer with no ideal, no sense of gratitude for his independence, is no more than a beggar! The difference between a beggar and… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share
“Lord Karasumaru considered it a grave mistake on the part of the gods to have made a man like himself a nobleman. And, though… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share
“I can only bow to the will of the heaven, but not to the will of these men.” — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share
“People were born with two hands; why not use both of them? As it was, swordsmen fought with only one sword, and often one… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share
“If the talents I was born with are the right ones, I may someday achieve my goal. If not, I may go through life… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share
“kalau agama itu ajaran sehat, kita tak akan membutuhkan nabi-nabi untuk menyampaikannya kepada kita. -Takuan” — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share
“Fighting isn’t all there is to the Art of War. The men who think that way, and are satisfied to have food to eat… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share
“How to make his mother, whom he imagined to be the unhappiest person in the world, the happiest, was what drove him on.” — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share
“Whether people were great or not, there was not much variety in their inner life experience. Any difference lay merely in how they dealt… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share
I wouldn't say Musashi is ordinary. But he is. That's what's extraordinary about him. He is not content to rely on whatever natural gifts… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share
“Musashi wondered how many people there were who on this night could say: “I was right. I did what I should have done. I… — Eiji Yoshikawa Copy Share
