“A guy in Greek armor drew his sword and charged, but slipped in a puddle of pina colada.”
Rick Riordan book The Sea of Monsters
Source: The Sea of Monsters
“[Rincewind] drew his sword and, with a smooth overarm throw, completely failed to hit the troll.”
Source: The Color of Magic
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Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
Yagyū Munenori (1571–1646) samurai and daimyo of the early Edo period
A Hereditary Book on the Art of War (1632)
Context: A stroke of the sword that does not hit its target is the sword stroke of death; you reach over it to strike the winning blow. Your adversary's initiative having missed its mark, you turn the tables around and get the jump on your adversary.
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As quoted in Soul of the Samurai (2005) by Thomas Cleary, p. 28
Variant translation: If you have attained mastery of swordlessness, you will never be without a sword.
“He never fails to hit the target. But that was a miss.”
Bobby Robson (1933–2009) English association football player and manager
"Sir Bobby Robson: his most memorable quotes," 2009
