Emiko Quotes & Sayings

You might be a redneck if it's easier to spray weed killer on your lawn than mow it. — Jeff Foxworthy

Towards the end of 2003 it was hard to get through training - and the darkest point was when a doctor told me there was a possibility I could end up in a wheelchair. — Jonah Lomu

It's very important that we instill some respect for the parents. In America especially, the kids are unruly, screaming at Mommy and Daddy, running the show. — Ziggy Marley

LEIA O, I do love thee wholly, Han. HAN - I know. — Ian Doescher

Grief is a powerful thing, and sometimes, if it's ignored, we can become lost in it. — Emiko Jean

When you love someone, you should see beyond their image. — Olga Kurylenko

The first two or three movies I did, I'd be around famous co-stars and totally pretend like I didn't care, but inside, I was shaking. I've been weaning myself off that. — Mackenzie Davis

Is this how you will die? Is this what you were meant for? To simply be bled out like a pig?
A spark of rage flickers, an antidote to despair.
Will you not even try to survive? Did the scientists make you too stupid even to consider fighting for your own life?
Emiko closes her eyes and prays to Mizuko Jizo Bodhisattva, and then the bakeneko cheshire spirit for good measure. She takes a breath, and then with all her strength she slams her hand against the knife. The blade slices past her neck, a searing line.
"Arai wa?!" the man shouts.
Emiko shoves hard against him and ducks under his flailing knife. Behind her, she hears a grunt and thud as she bolts for the street. She doesn't look back. She plunges into the street, not caring that she shows herself as a windup, not caring that in running she will burn up and die. She runs, determined only to escape the demon behind her. She will burn, but she will not die passive like some pig led to slaughter. — Paolo Bacigalupi

Eat like an emperor. That does not depend on the quality of the food, it depends on the eater, the way he celebrates it. — Osho

His words have the finality of true authority. Reflexively, Emiko starts to bow, acquiescing to his wishes. She stops short. You are not a dog, she reminds herself. You are not a servant. Service has gotten you abandoned amongst demons in a city of divine beings. If you act like a servant, you will die like a dog.
She straightens. "So sorry, I must go north, Raleigh-san. Soon. How much would it cost? I will earn it."
"You're like a goddamn cheshire." Raleigh stands suddenly. "You just keep coming back to pick over the dead. — Paolo Bacigalupi

Each problem has a positive side. — Og Mandino

Some need a whip and others a pat on the back and others are better off when they are ignored. — Vince Lombardi

Who is a student?
One who is taught.
Who is a good student?
One who also teaches himself. — Matshona Dhliwayo