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“When man begins to think that he is responsible for writing the script of the world, he forgets the forces that dream up our reality.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War

“They were monsters!" Rin shrieked. "They were not human!"

"Have you ever considered" he said slowly "that that was exactly what they thought of us?”
― R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War

“let them think of us as dirt, Rin thought. she was dirt. her army was dirt. but dirt was common, ubiquitous, patient and necessary. the soil gave life to the country. and the earth always reclaimed what it was owed.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War, The Dragon Republic, The Burning God

“I don't need your pity. I need you to kill them for me. You have to kill them for me," Venka hissed. "Swear it. Swear on your blood that you will burn them.”
― R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War