For white men, to live is to own, or to try to own more, or to die trying to own more. Their appetites are astonishing! They own wardrobes, slaves, carriages, houses, warehouses, and ships. They own ports, cities, plantations, valleys, mountains, chains of islands. They own this world, its jungles, its skies, and its seas. Yet they complain that Dejima is a prison. They complain they are not free.

Courage is the highest quality for a soldier, but technology is a fine substitute.

Men invented money Women invented mutual aid

I'm a novelist, that's how I make my livelihood, and I concentrate on the novels.

I feel like something important has happened to me. Is this possible?

Write something every single day, even if it's just three lines. And it doesn't matter if it's any good - just write something every day.

Peace, though beloved of our Lord, is a cardinal virtue only if your neighbors share your conscience.