Stan Sakai famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

A samurai should always be prepared for death - whether his own or someone else's.
-- Stan Sakai

#Samurai #Should #Be Prepared
There's a long history of anthropomorphic animals in Japanese literature. The so-called 'funny animal scrolls' were the first narratives in Japanese history, and the heroes of many folk tales have animals as their companions.
-- Stan Sakai

#Hero #Animal #Long
All my knowledge comes from research.
-- Stan Sakai

#Research
Kids just don't read any more. They spend much more time with video games. It's just hard to get kids to read anything. Book sales have dropped dramatically, too. I think 90% of the books are bought only by 5% of the US population.
-- Stan Sakai

#Book #Kids #Thinking
A lot of my stories are inspired by Japanese folklore or literature or movies: I've done stories based on Kabuki and Noh plays, and on Kurosawa's 'Yojimbo' movies.
-- Stan Sakai

#Play #Done #Literature
I make my own limits which are drawn according to my own taste.
-- Stan Sakai

#Taste #Limits

A samurai must remain calm at all times even in the face of danger.
Everyone feels fear. What a samurai or warrior is, is what you do when you feel fear.
I am the scroll of the poet behind which samurai swords are being sharpened.
The way of the samurai is found in death. When it comes to either or, there is only the quick choice of death. It is not particularly difficult. Be determined and advance.
Elves have this superhuman strength, yet they're so graceful. Tolkien created them to be angelic spirits, but I also saw Legolas as something out of the Seven Samurai.
Death should take more care with his paperwork.
Justice should be cheap but judges expensive.
I don't think it's something you can be prepared for. I'm just going with the flow.
Challenges come so we can grow and be prepared for things we are not equipped to handle now.
Be prepared to scramble right from the start.

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