Almost sounds like Marrying a Japanese woman is like Marrying a Klingon woman....
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"They are a clever people..."
Martok: We are not accorded the luxury of choosing the women we fall in love with. Do you think Sirella is anything like the woman I thought that I'd marry? She is a prideful, arrogant, mercurial woman, who shares my bed far too infrequently for my taste. And yet... I love her, deeply. We Klingons often tout our prowess in battle, our desire for glory and honor above all else. But how hollow is the sound of victory without someone to share it with. Honor gives little comfort to a man alone in his home... and in his heart.
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General Martok: My Lady.
Sirella: You've put on weight, and your hair is going gray.
General Martok: My... deterioration is proceeding apace.
Sirella: I thought you would be in your grave by now.
General Martok: [laughing] I shall endeavor to die. This year, if possible.