A hug from a samurai girl is warmer than a heap of blankets and more meaningful than a pile of words.

Life is all about balance. Since I have only one leg, I understand that well.

Sensei says funerals are not really for the dead. They are for those left behind. "The dead are long gone by the time a funeral is held," he told us. "Who would wait when the doors of Heaven are open? Only the living would be foolish enough to still hang around on earth.

Hugs are part of everybody life for me. I’ll hug all sorts of people- I don’t worry about it looking unmanly or whatever. I think physical human contact is one of the things that makes living worthwhile.

This is not a letter but my arms around you for a brief moment

...chases after it, mocks it, courts it, hugs it, sleeps with it; it is his favorite plaything and his most lasting love.