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“Staring at the boat sailing farther away from sight, Zhou Zishu deliberately muttered a regard of absolute literary excellence, "Fuck you."

For most of his life he had mingled with the cultured but degenerate side of society; all they did was spout Confucius this and Confucius that, never did a rude word escape their mouth. He felt incredibly delighted after blurting out that curse, as if years of pent-up frustrations had vanished completely with it.

And to his surprised revelation, cursing turned out to be such an enjoyable thing to do. He was all smiles, whispering once more, "Eat shit, bastard, got my money and couldn't even do his job right.”
― Priest, 天涯客 [Tiān Yá Kè] Faraway Wanderers

“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

“Body in the abyss, heart in paradise.”

[...] If the crown prince were to see the remnants of those words, he would probably be the first one to rush to destroy what was left.

The person who had said those words had personally proven that when the body is in the abyss, the heart could not be in paradise.

He ascended to the heavens quickly, but his fall from grace was even faster.”
― Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 天官赐福 [Tiān Guān Cì Fú]

“Those who have known each other for decades can become strangers in a day. We've met by chance, and we may part by chance. If we like each other then we shall continue to meet; if we don't, then we shall part. At the end of the day, there's no banquet in the world that doesn't come to an end, so let's go all more with the flow, and I'll say what I want to say.”
― Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 天官赐福 [Tiān Guān Cì Fú]