“The way of the blade is the way of divergence, the art is the art of cutting. Stable and fortified things are ultimately weak in their constancy. By refusing to bend, they cannot participate in their self-annihilation. They are frozen, stiff, like the limbs of the elderly. A sword moves beautifully through time, you must move beautifully through time. Follow the pangs of your heart or face destruction.”

– Bilong ten Ssam, the Divergent Blade