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“We turn pain into a story, because then it has a purpose. Then, we reason, there was a point to it all along. But sometimes pain is just pain, and there’s nothing particularly noble about clinging to it.”
― Ann Liang, I Am Not Jessica Chen

“I've always had this theory that if I wanted something badly enough, the universe will make sure to keep it just out of my reach— either out of boredom or cruelty, like an invisible hand dangling stars on a string.”
― Ann Liang, I Am Not Jessica Chen

“We mortals exist for but a season, and yet we love as though we are bound by eternity.”
― June Hur, A Crane Among Wolves

“For everyone who's ever wished they could be someone else.”
― Ann Liang, I Am Not Jessica Chen