“People crave certainty. And control. We spend our lives erecting coping mechanisms, little games we play to preserve the illusion of safety.” — John Donohue Coping mechanisms Copy Share Image
“In the post-modern academic world, truth is often alleged to be relative.” — John Donohue Truth Copy Share Image
“We began to circle each other, looking for a tsuki, a gap in concentration, that would permit an attack.” — John Donohue Attack Copy Share Image
“The truly wise know that what we really need are those things that permit our true natures to emerge.” — John Donohue Nature Copy Share Image
“I was sandwiched in between the Colonel and Hanrahan. I looked at the driver and nodded at the crowd in black shirts.… — John Donohue Motivation Copy Share Image
“On good days I hope we were formed for a purpose, but there is also a deep throbbing, a grim Celtic warning… — John Donohue Good day Copy Share Image
“When I started my studies years ago, I thought of myself as an academic with an interest in the martial arts. Then… — John Donohue Art Copy Share Image
“I felt a tightness on the skin. A visceral type of cognition that I had experienced before. But this was stronger, more… — John Donohue Psychology Copy Share Image
“The realization of what was happening meant that I had to shift mental gears. There is, after all, fighting. And then there… — John Donohue Copy Share Image
“Of course, it’s not that I really work there. Dorian, like many other colleges, pays a horde of part-time teachers to do… — John Donohue Dirty work Copy Share Image
“He looked off into the distance with narrowed eyes. Man of action, seeing things no one else does. “Let’s just say we… — John Donohue Seeing Things Copy Share Image
“For our part, we labor on in the blind hope that we will somehow be plucked from anonymity and elevated to full-time… — John Donohue Hope Copy Share Image
“To train in the martial arts is like being apprenticed to frustration, to the burn of effort, and the unattainable criteria of… — John Donohue Art Copy Share Image
“But didn’t you see that last technique?” Baker pressed. “The blindfold?” He sounded incredulous, but the eyes were still watchful. I noticed… — John Donohue Long run Copy Share Image
“You can often tell what style someone practices merely by looking at the type of knot someone has in the front of… — John Donohue Wrestling Copy Share Image
“Academia is an odd place. Stately buildings and ivy, wrought iron fences, and libraries fragrant with the smell of old books. Young… — John Donohue Old books Copy Share Image
