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“Who was right, who was wrong, was there more gratitude or more grievance - is that something an outsider can determine?”
― Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Novel) Vol. 2

“Everyone has their own troubles; some lay them bare while others hide them better. For myself, I do what I can to stretch the boundaries which chafe, even if it's just a little each time. Who knows when the slightest shift might make a difference?”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“What we do is not a reflection of who we are.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“Why was it that the times which called for greatest strength were when we were at our weakest?”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“Yet as much as I loved him, I loved myself more. And as I was discovering, there was no end to love-it was something which grew and renewed endlessly, expanding to encompass each new horizon. Family. Friends. And other lovers, too-none of them the same- yet each precious in their own way.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“There is no greater unity than a common danger.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“And absolute power can corrupt even the purest of hearts. Such is the folly of men.”
― Julie Kagawa, Shadow of the Fox

“Fear, my sensei had taught me, was simply the body’s aversion to pain and suffering.”
― Julie Kagawa, Shadow of the Fox

“Fear was the first thing that had been purged from my body; the most dangerous emotion of all.”
― Julie Kagawa, Shadow of the Fox

“But Ana Kuya used to tell me that hope was tricky like water. Somehow it always found a way in.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“Well, if I’m going to be a monster, I might as well be king of the monsters.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising

“Matthias knew monsters, and one glance at Kaz Brekker had told him this was a creature who had spent too long in the dark–he’d brought something back with him when he’d crawled into the light.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“Remember what I told you at Hellgate, Nina?"
"It's hard to keep track of all your wisdom.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“There could be no judgement from a boy known as Dirtyhands.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“Better terrible truths than kind lies.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“But maybe being brave didn’t mean being unafraid.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

“Stop treating your pain like it’s something you imagined. If you see the wound is real, then you can heal it.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

“Most of us can hide our greatest hurts and longings. It’s how we survive each day. We pretend the pain isn’t there, that we are made of scars instead of wounds.”
― Leigh Bardugo, King of Scars

“They would build a new world together. But first they had to burn the old one down.”
― Leigh Bardugo, King of Scars

“So you see, there are many things in the world that simply cannot be clearly defined or resolved. You can only fight.
Xie Lian sighed. "I'll agree to the first part."
San Lang, on the other hand, said, "Hm. I'll agree to the second part.”
― Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel), Vol. 1

“So it’s your home,” Xie Lian commented.
“Residence,” Hua Cheng corrected. “Not a home.”
“Is there a difference?” Xie Lian asked.
“Of course,” Hua Cheng replied. “A home has family. A place where someone lives alone is not a home.”
― Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 2

“Hua Cheng disagreed respectfully. “You never know. I don’t care if anyone else is disappointed. But to some, the very existence of a certain person in this world is in itself hope.”
― Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 2