Neon Yang > Quotes

“You have the strength of the earth in you,” she used to tell her daughters. “The rains can come and the ploughs can carve through you and still you will remain.”
― Neon Yang, Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame

“The Almighty decides our circumstances. He doesn’t decide our actions. It’s what He gave us free will for.”
“So you chose rebellion.”
“We chose to act. Rebellion was the Protectorate’s choice. They could easily have accepted our existence. But they didn’t.”
― Neon Yang, The Tensorate Series

“The mask hides her eyes but not her mouth; if she frowns it will be seen, if she struggles to find her way around a word it will be witnessed. It feels like part of her has cracked, but in the way frost cracks in the spring.”
― Neon Yang, Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame

“Your shame is unnecessary. It’s counterproductive. In fact, your repentance means more than your mistakes from the past.”
― Neon Yang, The Genesis of Misery

“A borrowed life is better than none. (From "Circus Girl, The Hunter, and Mirror Boy")”
― Neon Yang

“There is no unknowability in the great cosmos, only boundless potential, and the archangel Misery stands before the banquet of stars like one looking to dine.”
― Neon Yang, The Genesis of Misery

“The black tides of heaven direct the courses of human lives. But as with all waters, one can swim against the tide. I chose to swim. So can you”
― Neon Yang, The Black Tides of Heaven

“This one has spirit! I like her.” And he looks at you with a smile that means he does not like you, at all.”
― Neon Yang

“No one has the energy to fight forever.”
― Neon Yang

“You have the strength of the earth in you, (...) The rains can come and the ploughs can carve through you and still you will remain.”
― Neon Yang

“A crooked foundation leads to a slanted building. It's true. Sonami...oh, she'll be worse than her mother, I'll tell you.”
― Neon Yang, The Ascent to Godhood

“Perhaps she simply seeks the simplicity that comes from walking, occupying herself with the simple effort of putting one foot in front of the other and deciding which way to turn.”
― Neon Yang, Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame

“And now? She's dead. I'm still here. The board has been knocked off the table, the pieces scattered everywhere. Have I won? Is this considered a victory? Who knows?”
― Neon Yang, The Ascent to Godhood