Daphne

“The secret to everlasting love was fear. Fear tethered love in place. Without the terror that came from imagining a life without your beloved, there was no urgency in loving them.”
― Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

“You're so insincere," Xie Lian said.
Hua Cheng laughed. "I promise, you will not find another person more sincere than me in this world.”
― Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 3

“The aching sadness that rushed through her at the sight of her childhood bedroom was followed by a quick burst of fury. Fury at the person that made her afraid of a space that was supposed to be sacred to her.”
― Hayley Dennings, This Ravenous Fate

“Watching your beloved be trampled and ridiculed with your own eyes and being unable to do a thing about it. You understand that you are nothing, that you can do nothing. That's the worst suffering in the world.”
― Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 天官赐福 [Tiān Guān Cì Fú], Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 4