“I stand here on this spring day in the center of my life. Chaos, din, and beauty. For a moment, I am still.”

“I feel as if I am the eye of my own storm, still, like the mermaid, at the center of my own chaos.”

“I consider everything that happened to be precious moments of my life.The pain.The suffering.The fun…And I am here right now, because everyone was there for me.I couldn’t have accomplished anything by standing still, without anybody’s help.I treasure every moment I have spent here.Unlucky?I feel pretty lucky.This is my resolve.”-Sawada Tsunayoshi-”

“I'm not fighting for justice. I am not fighting for freedom. I am fighting for my life and another day in the world here.”

“It is at moments like these that I know my what my purpose is in life. I am here to love you, to hold you in my arms, to protect you. I am here to learn from you and to receive your love in return.I am here because there is no other place to be.”

“There comes a moment when the things one has written, even a traveler's memories, stand up and demand a justification. They require an explanation. They query, 'Who am I? What is my name? Why am I here?”