"A good swordsman is more important than a good sword."
- Amit Kalantri
"All bleed who fight with the sword. All confront, with greater or lesser difficulty, the worship of their own flesh. The swordmaiden faces particular obstacles in this matter: she will have seen, in t..."
- Sofia Samatar
"Sometimes, reality is the illusion, and the truth only visible where our eyes can’t see.”- Lady Lalaigne"
- Jeanine Henning
"He might have perfect form and better swordsmanship, but I had one thing on my side that stacked the deck in my favor. I was absolutely crazy."
- Katherine McIntyre
"This, then, is what counts: a lightning reaction which has no further need of conscious observation. In this respect at least the pupil makes himself independent of all conscious purpose."
- Eugen Herrigel