Words are magical. Intellectual banquets. Orgies of ideas. --Anaïs Nin Did you know that ... No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times. From the moment we met, I was a butterfly that flew into the space that was his soul. --Banana Yoshimoto (N.P.) An old pond -- A frog jumps in -- The sound of the water. --Bashoo We all believe we can choose our own path from among the many alternatives. But perhaps it's more accurate to say we make the choice unconsciously. --Banana Yoshimoto (Kitchen) You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days. --Facts about Coca-Cola While a person is born with strengths and weaknessess as part of his heredity, they can be greatly altered by later influences. --Akira Kurosawa (Something Like an Autobiography) (This is a work in progress ... please be patient!)