“Mariko,san, it was your karma to die gloriously and live forever. Anjin-san, my friend, it is your karma never to leave this… — James Clavell Copy Share Image
“Oare ce-s nourii Daca nu o justificare a cerului? Oare ce-i viata Daca nu o amanare a mortii?” — James Clavell Copy Share Image
“There is no escape now. For anyone.' 'Be patient. The sun has not yet set.' 'I have no confidence in this sun,… — James Clavell Copy Share Image
“Beyond the castle walls, the city lay in almost total darkness. Above, the moon was pallid and misted. It was a brooding,… — James Clavell Copy Share Image
“Yes. My ship'll be like her, he promised himself. She'll be trim and miniature and perfect like a Yoshitomo blade, and that's… — James Clavell Copy Share Image
Guard yourself and your conscience no one else will and know that a bad decision at the right time can destroy you far more… — James Clavell Copy Share Image
You've commited murder just as much as Helene did. You killed a fly with a human head. She killed a human with a fly… — James Clavell Copy Share Image
Why is she afraid?" he asked. "She's not Anjin-san. Just a little nervous. Please excuse her. She's never seen a foreigner close to before."… — James Clavell Copy Share Image
“Like dew I was born Like dew I vanish ..and all that I have ever done Is but a dream Within a dream” — James Clavell Copy Share Image
“all the people have a right to vote, and no single man ever controls the destiny of any nation, either by divine right or… — James Clavell Copy Share Image
Anger is something you should only vent in front of intimates, and friends and relations. Never be angry in front of strangers because you… — James Clavell Copy Share Image
Only by living at the edge of death can you understand the indescribable joy of life - Shogun. — James Clavell Copy Share Image
“The law may upset reason but reason may never upset the law, or our whole society will shred like an old tatami. The law… — James Clavell Copy Share Image
Changi became my university instead of my prison. Among the inmates there were experts in all walks of life - the high and the… — James Clavell Copy Share Image
“Only merchants have money to waste, and what are they but parasites who create nothing, grow nothing, make nothing but feed off another's labor?” — James Clavell Copy Share Image
“The Scots knew that the burning of a cross was a summons to the clan, and to all the kinsmen of all kindred clans:… — James Clavell Copy Share Image
