“I am called a great swordsman because I invented a lethal style; but who is greater, the creator of a killing form—or the master of the classic form?""I'm very flattered that you would consider me a master but really—""Not a master. The master.”
“You are my creator, but I am your master; Obey!”
“For a great master, everyone is a master, because he learns from everyone! For a great master, everything is a master, because he learns from everything!”
“The master swordsman isn't interested in killing people. He only wants to perfect his art.”
“It no longer matters who consider themselves the masters of events. Events no longer obey their masters.”
“Only the great masters of style ever succeed in being obscure.”