"If by setting one's heart right every morning and evening, one is able to live as though his body were already dead, he gains freedom in the Way. His whole life will be without blame, and he will succeed in his calling."
- Hagakure by Tsunetomo Yamamoto
"At a distance of nine double-hours, Gilgamesh's heart failed him and he was full of terror. At a distance of ten double-hours his mind failed him. He opened his mouth and shouted with all his might and the echoes of his own voice swarmed back all around him, terrible to hear. He began to run, but he stumbled and fell.
So Gilgamesh lay in the darkness and could no longer cry out. He closed his eyes; he could not get up or turn backward or go forward. And then he felt the wind from the north blowing upon his face."
- Gilgamesh by Bernarda Bryson
"There ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just stuff people do."
