Death comes suddenly and life is fragile and brief. No one can alter this either by prayers or spells.

When illusions are shattered by truth, talent is set free.

She entered a state where prayer and poetry became one and the everyday world seemed full of holiness and significance.

...What does the blessing of heaven mean? We know the kirin is just an animal, not a mythical creature." It has become a symbol now.... That is the way human beings deal with the world.

I am not made for despair

It's like a spell. It's so strong I can't fight it. Is love always like this?

..while I was happy enough to pray to any god, knowing that they were simply different faces created by men, of one indivisible truth.