Musashi: An Epic Novel of the Samurai Era

by Eiji Yoshikawa

True courage knows fear. It knows how to fear that which should be feared. Honest people value life passionately, they hang on to it like a precious jewel. And they pick the right time and place to surrender it, to die with dignity.”

“I want to lead an important life. I want to do it because I was born a human being.”

If the young cannot harbor great dreams in their souls, who can?

You’ll find, my friend, that in the gutters of this floating world, much of the trash consists of fallen flowers.”