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The Penguin Book of Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt

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“I'm not as incredible as you think. I only want to see that man one more time, to see the disappointment on his face. Let him know that demonic core didn't take, that it didn't control me. That I'm still myself.”
― Meng Xi Shi, Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu (Novel), Vol. 2

tags: danmei, fantasy, wuxia

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“His Daoist robes fluttered, and he looked like an immortal: elegant and graceful, detached from the world. He looked more harmless than anyone else present.”
― Meng Xi Shi, Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu (Novel), Vol. 3

tags: danmei, wuxia

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“To know the world, one must first know themselves. Then they must forget themselves. Once they forgot both the world and themselves, never again would they be moved by worldy gains and losses.”
― Meng Xi Shi, Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu (Novel), Vol. 2

tags: philosophy, taoism, wuxia

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“Of course, there are many people with evil intentions in this world, but there are even more people willing to lend a helping hand. I wish to remember those people, not the things that will only bring me despair and suffering.”
― Meng Xi Shi, Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu (Novel), Vol. 3

tags: danmei, wuxia

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“When humans ascend, they become gods; when humans fall, they become ghosts.”
― Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 2

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