The music could even penetrate his remote world, more distant than the moon itself; it could even perform miracles.

Tea ceremony is a way of worshipping the beautiful and the simple. All one's efforts are concentrated on trying to achieve perfection through the imperfect gestures of daily life. Its beauty consists in the respect with which it is performed. If a mere cup of tea can bring us closer to God, we should watch out for all the other dozens of opportunities that each ordinary day offers us.

My aim is to understand love. I know how alive I felt when I was in love, and I know that everything I have now, however interesting it might seem, doesn't really excited me.

If I could, I'd write a huge encyclopedia just about the words luck and coincidence

A warrior accepts defeat. He does not treat it as a matter of indifference nor does he try to make a victory of it.

Every Warrior of the Light has, at some time in the past, lied or betrayed someone.

He tries to show each person how much they are capable of achieving.