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“Because it is not such a good story for humans if they get randomly eaten and do not deserve it,” said Sinh Loan, somewhat to Chih’s surprise. “I suppose they mostly tell this story to humans after all.”
― Nghi Vo, When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain

“They were Dieu’s favorite lines, and she was almost afraid to look up to see how the tiger took them. When you love a thing too much, it is a special kind of pain to show it to others and to see that it is lacking.”
― Nghi Vo, When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain

“There were no words, no gestures great enough to restore what was lost, but that was not the purpose. My defiant soul had to learn that a desire for contentment in the face of loss was no sin, no matter how vast the failure. For the sake of everything else I loved, I must find a way to acceptance, and life.”
― Sophie Keetch, Le Fay

“It was the dogs she wanted. Perhaps she might have built a man out of bones, but she had no love of men any longer.
Dogs, though…dogs were always true.”
― T. Kingfisher, Nettle & Bone