“As you can see, I’ve got legs. I can also assure you that I know how to use them. Any questions?”

“It is rooted deep in your bones; the water calls out to you until it causes you physical pain unless you come to it.”

“The heart knows the immensity it wants to achieve, but it is limited.”

“How could he possibly bow deeply enough to honor a thousand-year-old samurai queen?”

“Don’t you dare come into my world and tell me what color the ocean is! It’s black. Black as midnight. Black and awful!”

“He remembered the gracefulness with which she moved in battle—like liquid flesh. There was no one quite like his wife, and he never felt more triumphant and free than when he was in her company.”

“There is magic in all life.”