S. M. Stirling Quotes

A fighter should not think only of his shete, just because he has a shete in his hand. Everything is a weapon in the warrior's mind.

S. M. Stirling

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• A fighter should not think only of his shete, just because he has a shete in his hand. Everything is a weapon in the warrior's mind.

  

  S. M. Stirling
  • Thinking
  • Mind
  • War