30 Quotes by Douglas Laurent

-A Kari TaleKari entered under the archway, hitting her chest to get the cold out and stamping snow off her boots.Prince Thomm ‘The Bored,’ drolly looked up from his metallic spinny globe. “How ever is the weather out there–with the peasants?” he said dryly.Kari looked up and tee-heed a smile. “You don’t say,” retorted the Prince.“Best dress sharp. ’Tis knowing out there.

Black Toast IntolerantHe dreamt of golden brown chewy bread,And upon it pads of butter he did spread.The butter melt, the bread was sweet,Thus, he had his fill and he did eat.But when the toast was burned, he did rave and rant,He was a connoisseur–he was black toast intolerant.-- Poems on the Run, vol. I

It is the genius of life that demands of those who partake in it that they are not only are guardians of what was and is, but what will be.—Thomas Nō Kannon, The Lady and the Samurai +

The Cutting Edges of all Eternities combined were not as sharp as those of the Blade-Saint Valkyrie’s, who loved much and who pierced deep, far beyond infinity’s meager grasp for those whom she loved.On Valkyrie Kari, Cold Steel Eternity, Vol. II (Valley of the Damned)

Know your times and its designs. Swordplay is exacting. Thrus, be shrewd with your jianqizhe ‘swordpraying.’ Much is needed.—Fencing Metaphor on PrayerMartial Arts on Noah's Ark

Insanity is often compounded on the multiplicity of simple things, as so often seen in deranged people who have a simple logic all their own.on Kari, Valkyrie, Cold Steel Eternity, Vol. II

I am not responsible for your wanton level of self-imposed intelligence.—Kari, the Valkyrie. Garden of the Dragons +

Games that are played and sometimes lost,Often bring the joy of loss that learns our course.Valkyrie Kari, Garden of the Dragons, Vol. iii

Tea for Two(A Tactful Texas-sized Twister of a Tale)Afternoon tic-tac toe.Tête a tête quiet head to toe.To and fro toe-to-toe.–′Tisk for task, tit for tat–(Teeter-totter tack and back)–Tat-a-tat-tat!—S.w.a.k.///