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"At the time, sword and sorcery stories were quite popular. There were female warriors waving swords around as well, but the genre is populated entirely with people who have absolutely no responsibility to anyone, so I knew my story would have to be completely different from any of these."
"Saints cannot arise where there have been no warriors, nor philosophers where a prying beast does not remain hidden in the depths."
"The big difference between a warrior and a victim is that the victim represses and the warrior refrains. Victims repress because they are afraid to show the emotions, afraid to say what they want to say. To refrain is not the same thing as repression. To refrain is to hold the emotions and to express them in the right moment, not before, not later. That is why warriors are impeccable."
"Kids like us don't often have the chance of meeting a great warrior like you. Would you have a little fencing match with me? It would be frightfully decent."
"To engage in any activity, the warrior needs to know what to expect, how to achieve the objective and whether or not he is capable of carrying out the proposed task."
"A responsible Warrior is one who has proved able to observe and to learn."
"The Warrior of the Light never forgets the old saying: The good little goat doesn't bleat."
"A Warrior of the Light cannot always choose his battlefield."
"A Warrior of the Light does not accept gifts from his enemy."
"The Warrior does not worry that, to others, his behavior might seem quite mad."
"The Warrior remembers the past."
"A Warrior is never in a hurry."
"For the Warrior of the Light, there are no abstractions."
"The warrior knows that the most important words in all languages are the small words. Yes. Love. God. They are words that are easy enough to say and which fill vast empty spaces."
"A warrior of light needs both patience and speed. He treats each situation as if it were unique."
"The warrior of Light perseveres in his desire, but knows he must wait for the best moment."
"A warrior knows that the farthest-flung star in the Universe reveals itself in the things around him."
"A warrior of light knows that certain impossible battles are worth fighting and so he/she is not afraid of being disappointed, knowing the power of his/her love."
"When he wins the battle, the Warrior celebrates."
"The Warrior tries to enjoy the small everyday things of life."
