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“How mighty you are', he whispered quietly. 'I am grateful that our roles are not switched, for I would have dove headfirst into the Huangpu should I be left in this world without you.”
― Chloe Gong, Our Violent Ends

“They are, both of them, bound by forces far behind their making: vicious paths that put them in this spot, across each other, never on the same side. Their visions of the future don’t include each other. There is no compromise or neutrality. Only her way. Or his.
It doesn’t matter that he loves her. It doesn’t matter. It’s never mattered.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Drowning Faith

“War rages on, and the city tells the tale of Roma and Juliette like some folk song passed between rickshaw runners on their breaks. They speak of Roma Montagov and Juliette Cai as the ones who had dared to dream. And for that, in a city consumed by nightmares, they were cut down without mercy.”
― Chloe Gong, Our Violent Ends

“I gave myself three years," I tell Charlie , "and a dollar amount I'd need to make, and if I didn't reach it, I promised I'd quit and look for something salaried."

"How early did you make your deadline?"

I feel my smile curve involuntarily. "Eight months."

His lips curve too. Smiling with knives. "Of course you did," he murmurs. Our eyes lock for a beat.”
― Emily Henry, Book Lovers