Kuang Quotes

“«Non ci sono padroni buoni, Letty» proseguì Anthony. «Non importa quanto si dimostrino clementi, magnanimi, interessati alla tua istruzione. In fin dei conti, i padroni sono sempre padroni.»”
― R.F. Kuang, Babel

“Tak seperti barang komersial, seperti teh atau sutra, yang bisa dibeli dan dibayar. Bahasa adalah sumber daya tidak terbatas. Dan jika kita mempelajarinya, jika kita menggunakannya—dari siapa kita mencurinya?”
― RF Kuang

“Kekerasan adalah satu-satunya cara untuk menyeret penjajah ke meja perundingan. Kekerasan adalah satu-satunya pilihan. Senjata itu di sana, tergeletak di atas meja, mereka tinggal memungutnya. Mengapa mereka begitu takut bahkan untuk sekadar melihatnya?”
― RF Kuang

“With angry sulking men, the secret was holding your ground. You didn't get rebellious, no—that was asking for a slap to the face. But you didn't self-flagellate, either. When you acted like you ought to be whipped, that only confirmed to them that you should. One should never cower. The secret rather was to keep talking as if you deserved no punishment at all, and then to distract them with something they wanted more than they wanted to hurt you.”
― R.F. Kuang, Katabasis