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“Dao is like water, benefiting all living things while keeping none for itself. The law of Dao is to be what it is. People who follow the law of Dao should soften their own glare and unify themselves with the ordinary. Only those who comply to the natural order of things and sense the common feelings shared among people can achieve the real Dao.”
― Meng Xi Shi, Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu (Novel), Vol. 2

“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

“For the ideals I pursue within my heart, I'd not regret a thousand deaths to die.”
― Meng Xi Shi, Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu (Novel), Vol. 2

“I’ve always done as I pleased without a single regret. This isn’t for atonement, much less something as laughable as guilt. You don’t need to feel indebted to me, or go as far as to harbor some self-serving, wishful thoughts about the meaning of it all. That would only make me want to throw up.”
― Meng Xi Shi, Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu (Novel), Vol. 3