May I search it?" she asked. "We screen for weapons."I stared at her, always a risky thing to do to a vampire. "Of course not. I have no weapons.

There’s no way you can kill someone and get to the other side of the experience unchanged.

I’d always enjoyed life, and I knew I would again. But I was going to have to slog through a lot of bad patches to get there

Indifference destroys vocation unlike any other intangible force, for the reason that it shakes the very core of our motivation for doing what we do.

5-6 blogs is too many for a fool to have

Become empty to become complete, for it is the void that defines the form.

There is one thing I must tell you because I just found it to be a truth . . . You must always be yourself no matter what the price. It is the highest form of morality.

You need a little bit of the crazy to keep things fun.

The profession of letters is, after all, the only one in which one can make no money without being ridiculous.

I don't let myself get worn out. I always listen to my body and take care of it if I'm run-down.

It's a travesty for the games. It's cutting into the heart of this community.

All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman; and however we deceive ourselves, as dear unto God is the poor peasant as the mighty prince.

Have strength in yourself always .think and remember not just what you should do, but also what you want to do. (Ageha , Basara, Vol. 13)