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“She terrifies him, and he loves her so much it hurts.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Drowning Faith

“There are a lot of children in Afghanistan, but little childhood.”
― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

“For you, a thousand times over”
― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

“There is only one sin. and that is theft... when you tell a lie, you steal someones right to the truth.”
― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

“And that's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.”
― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

“She’s the only divine thing he’s ever believed in. The only creature in this vast, cruel land who could kill him. And sometimes, in his loveliest dreams, he imagines she does.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Drowning Faith

“He loves her.
Of this he’s certain.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Drowning Faith

“Ruin me, ruin us, and I’ll let you.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Burning God

“They can't say her name in his presence. He's never made this a rule. But for some reason, none of them dare.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Drowning Faith

“Take what you want. I’ll hate you for it. But I’ll love you forever. I can’t help but love you.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Burning God

“Come back down,” he said, his expression suddenly grim. His fingers clenched tight around hers. “Listen, Rin. I don’t care what else happens up there. But you come back to me.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Burning God

“She was a goddess. She was a monster. She‘d nearly destroyed this country. And then she‘d given it one last, gasping chance to live.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Burning God

“You can’t do this for me,” he said. “I won’t let you.”
“It’s not for you. It’s not a favor. It’s the cruelest thing I could do.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Burning God

“She remembered the first time she'd ever laid eyes on Nezha, and then all the times thereafter. It hurt to see him. It hurt so much.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Burning God

“Maomao had come to believe there was no toxin so terrifying as a woman’s smile. That one rule held true whether in the halls of the most ornate palace or the squalid chambers of the cheapest pleasure house.”
― Natsu Hyuuga, 薬屋のひとりごと [Kusuriya no Hitorigoto]

“Perhaps,” Gaoshun ventured now, “I might ask you to stop regarding Master Jinshi in the same manner in which you might look at a worm.” Damn. They noticed.”
― Natsu Hyuuga, The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 1

“She also didn’t doubt that Lahan was completely hopeless, totally worthless, and that if anyone ever asked her if she knew any nice men, he was the one person she would never, ever introduce to them. Ever.”
― Natsu Hyuuga, The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 5

“Deliberately or not, Lahan chose that moment to whisper in her ear, “And when can we expect the pitter-patter of little feet?” His glasses flashed.”
― Natsu Hyuuga, The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 9

“I’m very sorry, sir. I’m afraid I might have crushed a frog.” She kept her face completely expressionless. “...A frog.” Jinshi winced. Fine. Let him wince. Maomao would overcome this situation by sheer force of will.”
― Natsu Hyuuga, The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 3

“Although Maomao wasn’t sure how much trouble she could really get into with the mild, juice-based alcohol. “I wouldn’t get drunk.” “I heard you emptied a barrel on the way here.” Who’d snitched on her? It had to be Jinshi or Basen. Maomao clicked her tongue.”
― Natsu Hyuuga, The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 5

“Oh! It’s the Poison Lady!” said one of the villagers who had spotted Maomao. “Think you could whip up some more poison for us?”
― Natsu Hyuuga, The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 10

“It’s amazing how easily such unsavory things roll off your tongue.”
― Natsu Hyuuga, The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 7

“Gaoshun was holding three letters: from Jinshi, Empress Gyokuyou, and the Emperor. They might not be official communiqués, but nonetheless she felt she was being stared down by three of the least say-no-to-able people in the nation.”
― Natsu Hyuuga, The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 7

“If only Hongniang or Sazen or Lahan’s brother were here now, Maomao thought, thinking of the three best quippers she knew. It was too much work to come up with sarcastic responses for everything Chue did all by herself. She would have appreciated some help.”
― Natsu Hyuuga, The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 9

“The quack doctor was a pudgy, middle-aged man, but in zoological terms he was sort of in the same category as mice or squirrels. He occupied roughly the same place in the hierarchy as Basen’s duck.”
― Natsu Hyuuga, The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 10

“Gyokuyou’s job was to smile. To never let that smile slip or fade. That was her one weapon. Her father Gyokuen had found it and taught her to wield it.”
― Natsu Hyuuga, The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 10

“If you fail to move forward, that’s the very definition of stagnation. Water that doesn’t flow begins to rot.”
― Natsu Hyuuga, The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 9

“Well, there was nothing else to treat. Except maybe his head. Life would have been so much easier if she could have tightened down the screws he obviously had loose.”
― Natsu Hyuuga, The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 9

“Perhaps she wasn’t the only one who was tired. Maomao hadn’t slept well either. And she finally snapped.

“You always tell me I should use my words, Master Jinshi, but are you really in a position to criticize? Everything you tell me, everything you do, it’s as if it’s calculated to avoid having to say what you really mean! Just say it! So I can understand you, okay? You know, you remind me of someone. You act exactly like a man who used to come to our brothel all the time. He was in love with one of the girls, but never said it. He thought it should be obvious from the way he acted. He was so sure that something good would happen with that woman that he didn’t even send her a letter. I remember how devastated he looked when someone else swooped in and took her away. He kept coming back to the brothel afterward—to get drunk and lament to the other girls. So then, why didn’t he just avoid disappointment by telling the woman how he felt? In a clear and unequivocal way, so she’d know even if she didn’t understand subtle clues. It was the least he could have done.”

It all came out in a torrent. She felt like she had spat everything out in one breath. It was strange, though—those words had just slipped from her mouth.”
― Natsu Hyuuga, The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 7

“Didn’t you get a letter from Master Lahan?” “Yes, and it made excellent kindling.”
― Natsu Hyuuga, The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 14