"Did you know that when the Japanese conquered Okinawa they banned all knives? It simply spurred the Okinawans to invent some of the deadliest forms of unarmed combat known to man. Someday the politicians will learn that legislating against objects is utterly useless and no amount of legislation will deter men from constructing bigger and better engines of Destruction."
-Soft Master, RAH 26

He who dons the ninja's mask is forever apart. He leads a life of rigorous training, intense concentration, and danger.
-Soft Master, RAH 26

There are no winners. The obvious is never what it appears to be.
-Hard Master, RAH 26

Guns do not covet your wealth, seek revenge or justify their actions with righteousness. Fear not the weapon, but the man who wields it.
-Soft Master, RAH 32

It's always better to run, and fight when the advantage is with you.
-Young Master, RAH 38, Reprised in RAH 50

The more skill you acquire, the less you have to use it.
-Young Master, RAH 39

The only rational purpose for mastering violence is to abolish it.
-Young Master, RAH 39

The real master avoids the fight, and the very best swords are kept in their sheathes.
-Young Master, RAH 42

It is said that the perfect master trancends his fear of death...and death being jealous and malevolent will rend the veil of secrecy and show the perfect master a glimpse of his own mortality.
-Young Master, RAH 42

Experience, study, and the slow passage of time polish the patina of a master, but the core and essence is internal, like the heart of an uncut diamond.
-Young Master, RAH 42

Revenge is the dream of the weak. A soldier knows that no enemy is forever.
-Young Master, RAH 52

A Real martial artist would know when he was out-matched. True art transcends mere form...
-Young Master, RAH 52