Quotations (11)

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Katsumoto: You believe a man can change his destiny? Algren: I think a man does what he can, until his destiny is revealed.
Algren: "My thanks, on behalf of those who died in the name of better mechanical amusements and commercial opportunities."
Algren: "There is some comfort in the emptiness of the sea... no past; no future."
Algren (to the silent Samurai): "I know why you don't talk. Because you're angry. You're angry because they make you wear a dress."
Algren (to the silent Samurai): "I just realized, I've been remiss. Forgive me, I forgot to thank you for protecting me yesterday. That is your job right? Protecting me? Well done 'Bob.' You don't mind if I call you Bob, do you? I knew a…
Algren (narrating): "They are an intriguing people. From the moment they wake they devote themselves to the perfection of whatever they pursue. I have never seen such discipline. I am surprised to learn that the word Samurai means, 'to…
Katsumoto: "The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one, and it would not be a wasted life."
Algren (narrating): "Spring, 1877. This marks the longest I've stayed in one place since I left the farm at 17. There is so much here I will never understand. I've never been a church going man, and what I've seen on the field of battle…
Higen: "Will you fight the white men, too?" Algren: "If they come here, yes." Higen: "Why?" Algren: "Because they come to destroy what I have come to love."
Katsumoto: "What happened to the warriors at Thermopylae?" Algren: "Dead to the last man." (They both smile and charge into battle)
Algren (to Katsumoto, dying): "I will miss our conversations."