Why is it that only those who have never fought in a battle are so eager to be in one?[to Nagakado]
If you win, anything is possible.[to Yabushige]
If I could use words like scattering flowers and falling leaves, what a bonfire my poems would make.[quoting Lady Mariko]
You are playing a game of friends and enemies, when you have only yourself in this life.[to Nagakado]
How does it feel to shape the wind to your will?[Kashigi Yabushige]I don’t control the wind. I only study it.[Yoshii Toranaga]
All men are like falcons. Some are flown straight from the fist, killing anything that moves. Others are lazy and tempted by the lure. But all men can be broken. Learn to fly them at the right game, and they will do your hunting for you.
A leader must write clearly and beautifully. He must be the very best in all things.[to Yaechiyo]
