Now is the time when you, disciples of Nichiren, should make up your mind. Exchanging this spoiled body for the Lotus Sūtra is like exchanging a stone for gold and dung for rice.

Shuju Onfurumai Gosho, Reminiscences: from Tatsunokuchi to Minobu, Writings of Nichiren Shōnin, Biography and Disciples, Volume 5, Pages 24