When you wield a sword, if you are conscious of wielding a sword, your offense will be unstable. When you are writing, if you are conscious of writing, your pen will be unsteady.

 

—Yagyū Munenori

The Book of Family Traditions on the Art of War

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is crucial to think of everything as an opportunity to kill.

 

—Miyamoto Musashi The Book of Five Rings