Only By Living At The Edge Of

And Adam Ruled, For He Was The King. Until The Day His Will To Be King Deserted Him. Then He Died, Food For A Stronger. And The Strongest Was Always The King, Not By Strength Alone, But King By Cunning And Luck And Strength Together. Among The Rats.

What You Do With Strangers Is Ignore Them For. No Second Chance, No Sorry I Did It, Never Accept An Apology, But Never, Ever Get Angry With Strangers.

Karma Is The Beginning Of Knowledge. Next Is Patience. Patience Is Very Important. The Strong Are The Patient Ones, Anjin-san. Patience Means Holding Back Your Inclination To The Seven Emotions: Hate, Adoration, Joy, Anxiety, Anger, Grief, Fear. If You Don't Give Way To The Seven, You're Patient, Then You'll Soon Understand All Manner Of Things And Be In Harmony With Eternity.

Blackthorne, Beside The Gates, Was Still Turmoiled By His Boundless Joy At Her Reprieve And He Remembered How His Own Will Had Been Stretched That Night Of His Near-seppuku, When He Had Had To Get Up As A Man And Walk Home As A Man Unsupported, And Became Samurai. And He Watched Her, Despising The Need For This Courage, Yet Understanding It, Even Honoring It.

There Is No Dignity For Either The Sufferer Or The Torturer