Savannah

“Who says women are water? They are fire. A girl in love is a blazing fire; she rages through all fuel and nothing can stop her; she burns others and then burns herself. She burns all that surrounds her to the ground and from the ashes she continues to spark and sizzle. Women are possessed of that kind of love that is catastrophic, unforgettable, overwhelming.”
― Xu Xiaobin, Feathered Serpent

“A child ask his mother, 'Why are we still eating cabbage? Yesterday's song said our tomorrow will be sweeter than honey.' Mother replies, 'Silly goose, there is a tomorrow after tomorrow. The tomorrow in the song is far away from us.' If the mother said, 'Tomorrow is never coming,' what would the child do?”
― Xu Xiaobin, Feathered Serpent

“Xuanming did not respond; her stormy temper was like a man's ejaculation. Once discharged, it went flat quickly”
― Xu Xiaobin, Feathered Serpent

“When hypocrisy is rife, people begin wearing masks. But when a mask is worn too long it may turn into the flesh and become a permanent feature. To win public support, people must devote themselves completely to a bigger cause than those that grow out of their own ambition.”
― Xu Xiaobin, Feathered Serpent