Risuko Quotes

“The blossoms fall just once each winter, yet in our memories, they fall every day.”
― David Kudler, Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale

“I tell yeh, Bright-eyes. Men and women? A bloody mess. Every time.”
― David Kudler, Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale

“A kunoichi is married to her duty, and to death.”
― David Kudler, Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale

“Be swift as the wind,
silent as the forest,
fierce as fire,
steady as a mountain.”
― David Kudler, Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale

“Soldiers falling fast
Battle of white and scarlet
Blossoms on the ground”
― David Kudler, Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale

“No harm," he said as he danced on, cutting the air. Only now, the snowflakes began to bleed as he cut them. Battle of white and scarlet...
"Oto-san, what can I do?" I wept in the dream, my tears freezing to my cheeks.
"Dance," he said, his face still and calm, his blade whistling through the air. Blood flew from the tip of the sword, painting characters of death and disaster across the white ground.
Dancing.”
― David Kudler, Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale