"The key to immortality is first living a life worth living."
"If you kick a stone in anger you will hurt your foot."
"To forget one's ancestor's is to be a brook without a source, a tree without root."
"The longer the night lasts, the more our dreams will be."
"Do good, reap good; do evil, reap evil."
"The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence."
"A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song."
"Through faith, we keep our eye on our destination rather than on the hardships along the way."
"Water surges only to overflow."
"A people without faith in themselves cannot survive."
"If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world."
"He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes."
"A flower you plant may not bloom, but the seed of a tree you happen to drop may grow into a forest."
"Look inward, not outward."
"Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win."
"He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious."
Dissonant Serenity: She is the eye of the storm. Even as she mains and destroys she is at peace.
Warrior Poet: Half the shit she says is a Zen koen or a proverb or something. It's like hanging out with Miyagi.
Naive Newcomer: The girl was raised mainly within a pocket realm dojo. She doesn't think cellphones are magic, but she doesn't really understand normal life much.
Hidden Badass: She's incredible in a fight, but doesn't show it.
