Whatever you make, base it upon that which is most important to you. Only then will it have depth and meaning, and only then will it resonate with others.

Ah, pay no heed if your enemies laugh. They'll not be able to once you lop off their heads.

He who stands like a pilar dies in battle. He who bends like a reed is triumphant!

Mmm....she's doomed! You're doomed!! They're all doomed! Notice I didn't specify what kind of doom, so no matter what happens, I predicted it. How very WISE of me.

The songs of the dead are the lamentations of the living.

It got so that when he closed his eyes, letters and words danced in his mind. He thought of little else during that time.

Her sculptured face was as perfect as a painting.