Heart of a Samurai Quotes

“Look at this world! So vast! So wide! Huge masses of land spread across it; multitudes of green and brown islands dotted the blue expanse of the oceans. He felt like a bird contemplating the sky.”
― Margi Preus, Heart of a Samurai

“These shells are just like the people of the world, Okachan,' Manjiro said, speaking not just to his mother, but to everyone. 'They come from many places. They come in many different colors and sizes. But they are all beautiful.”
― Margi Preus, Heart of a Samurai

“The door through which he had glimpsed such wondrous light, he had walked through. He had encountered both beauty and pain. Now he understood that was how it would always be—no matter where he went in the world.”
― Margi Preus, Heart of a Samurai

“A courteous samurai, his father said, would wash his hair before battle so if his head was taken it would smell sweet for his enemy.”
― Margi Preus, Heart of a Samurai

“My father told me that a person should always put his heart in order before falling asleep. Then he will be unencumbered by fear.”
― Margi Preus, Heart of a Samurai

“Fall down seven times, get up eight,” Manjiro said. “So my mother used to say.” 22 THE RACE here were no earthquakes. There were no broken legs. There were no emergencies of any kind. The day of the race arrived, as days generally did on the farm, with the barnyard rooster incessantly announcing its arrival. Manjiro climbed out of bed like an old man. Today was the day of his humiliation. Captain Whitfield squinted up at him from his coffee when he came into the dining room. “Rough night?” he asked. Manjiro shook his head, trying not to let his gloom show. He had taken great pains to keep this contest secret from Captain Whitfield. He poured himself a cup of coffee, muttering to himself, “I’m not going to let the cat jump in the bag now.” “Pardon me?” the captain said. Manjiro shook his head and sipped his coffee, the bitterness of it like a rebuke. His relationship with Captain Whitfield had been changing. Now that Manjiro was growing up—he was seventeen now—he regarded the captain more as a friend than a father. There were times, though, like now, when the feeling of being the naughty child of a possibly disapproving father was overwhelming. He should have confided in Captain Whitfield; the captain might have been able to help him out of his predicament. Well, it was too late now. He”
― Margi Preus, Heart of a Samurai

“When one’s own courage is fixed in his heart, and when his resolution is devoid of doubt, then when the time comes he will of necessity be able to choose the right move. —from Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”
― Margi Preus, Heart of a Samurai

“a person should always put his heart in order before falling asleep. Then he will be unencumbered by fear.”
― Margi Preus, Heart of a Samurai

“boat had swept away most of their catch. Once”
― Margi Preus, Heart of a Samurai

“fishermen”
― Margi Preus, Heart of a Samurai