to degrade one's pride-to loose one's hold on the best, after having had it- is death to the soul growth of man or nation - from a daughter of the samurai

haha i cant believe i found the full version of the above book. it was so coincidental. but ja, i have been hoping to read the second part of the book. and now i have. i tink i prefer the first part more. somehow.

so after coelho's devil and miss prym and daughter of the samurai, its on to martell's life of pi.