a samurai is a total human being$$$ whereas a man who is completely absorbed in his technical skill has degenerated into a function$$$ one cog in a machine.

Possessing by letting go of things was a secret of ownership unknown to youth.

You say you're 'depressed' - all i see is resilience. You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn't mean you're defective - it just means you're human.

Nobody even imagines how well one can lie about the state of ones own heart.

The greatest danger of a terrorist's bomb is in the explosion of stupidity that it provokes.

Better to reign in Hell$$$ than to serve in Heaven.

So dear I love him$$$ that with him all deaths I could endure$$$ without him live no life.

Not that I want to be a god or a hero. Just to change into a tree$$$ grow for ages$$$ not hurt anyone.

Yet he who reigns within himself$$$ and rules passions$$$ desires$$$ and fears$$$ is more a king.

But Piglet is so small that he slips into a pocket$$$ where it is very comfortable to feel him when you are not quite sure whether twice seven is twelve or twenty-two.