“In many ways, a race is analogous to life itself. Once it is over, it can not be re-created. All that is left are inpressions in the heart, and in the mind.”

“There's no way you can get the past right. You can pretend. You can delude yourself, but you can't re-create what's over.”

“Danger manifests itself in many ways, Peter. Brilliance of mind can be as dangerous as a loaded weapon.”

“Create until nothing is left to create andThe universe bursts with an overworked sigh thenPretend to pretend to re-crown the creation andSing the same thing 'til the clouds start to cry and thenOver and over and over again and thenOver and over andNever again”

“Each generation stamps itself onto the next one. The impression is indelible. Like the flowers in my mother's gardens that come and go with the changing seasons, life re-creates itself. And the best of life must be nurtured if it is to thrive.”

“...I had gone into my wife Akemi over and over and in so many ways that the thought alone made my heart begin to race and my entire body began to sweat like summer but in the spring season.”