“If the young cannot harbor great dreams in their souls, who can?”

Eiji Yoshikawa, Musashi – Book One: The Way of the Samurai

“He turned away. He didn’t want to be a mirror of his father. The thought made him cringe. I want to do something, be somebody. But what? But what?”

Robert Cormier, The Chocolate War

“The one devastating sorrow he carried with him was the fear that he would die before holding a girl’s breast in his hand.”

Robert Cormier, The Chocolate War

“People these days think it’s a sign of wisdom and character to be able to control their anger, but I say they’re foolish. I hate seeing the young so restrained, so proper.”

Eiji Yoshikawa, Musashi – Book One: The Way of the Samurai