Isn't It Only Laughter We Can Stay

Changi For Me - Of Course It's Easy To Be Wise After The Event, And To Discuss It Cleverly After The Event - Was About As Near As You Can Get To Being Dead And Still Be Alive.

What You Do With Strangers Is Ignore Them For. No Second Chance, No Sorry I Did It, Never Accept An Apology, But Never, Ever Get Angry With Strangers.

And Adam Ruled, For He Was The King. Until The Day His Will To Be King Deserted Him. Then He Died, Food For A Stronger. And The Strongest Was Always The King, Not By Strength Alone, But King By Cunning And Luck And Strength Together. Among The Rats.

How Baffling It Was That Even The Most Cunning And Clever People Would Frequently See Only What They Wanted To See, And Would Rarely Look Beyond The Thinnest Of Facades. Or They Would Ignore Reality, Dismissing It As The Facade. And Then, When Their Whole World Fell To Pieces...they Would Tear Their Topknots Or Rend Their Clothes And Bewail Their Karma, Blaming Gods Or Kami Or Luck Or Their Lords Or Husbands Or Vassals-anything Or Anyone-but Never Themselves.

Why Is She Afraid?" He Asked. "she's Not Anjin-san. Just A Little Nervous. Please Excuse Her. She's Never Seen A Foreigner Close To Before." "tell Her When The Moon's Full, Barbarians Sprout Horns And Fire Comes Out Of Our Mouths Like Dragons.