Hendrik

“Parents were always gods and heroes in the eyes of their children until they were revealed to be ordinary people with mortal failings, and children’s paths were defined in that moment when they vowed to correct the errors committed by their forbearers.”
― Ken Liu, Speaking Bones

“There's always a second act. Always.”
― Ken Liu, Speaking Bones

“The magic of speech was ephemeral, gone the very moment it was heard. Every utterance died as soon as it was born. To live was to breathe, and to be human was to think. Therefore speech, being thinking-breath, was as mortal as the speaker. No matter how hard one tried, one could not hold on to speech.”
― Ken Liu, The Veiled Throne

“A thousand-thousand decisions by a thousand-thousand men and women make up the links of causation, not only yours. I say this not to excuse you or to lighten the load of responsibility on your shoulders, but to affirm that to live a life true to one's nature, and to accept the consequences, seems to me all that can be demanded of us.”
― Ken Liu, Speaking Bones