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“Every woman should marry for her own advantage since her husband will represent her as visible as her front door[...] If she chooses a wastrel she will be avoidedd by all her neighbours as a poor woman; catch a duke and she will be Your Grace[...]. She can be pious, she can be learned she can be witty and wise and beautiful; but if she is married to a fool she will be that 'poor Mrs Fool' until the day he dies.”
― Philippa Gregory, The Other Queen

“Brother Goose, I'm very sorry"
The wild goose was speechless.”
― Cang Wu Bin Bai, Golden Terrace, Vol. 2

“p.115 "Therefore [...] I'm not on your side, I'm only on the side most advantageous to me, nothing more than that" He was a piece in this game, and he was also the third player.
He could be used by one side, charge the enemy lines, and he could also flip over the whole game board at a single disagreement.”
― Cang Wu Bin Bai, Golden Terrace, Vol. 1

“He couldn't from his own selfish interest stain Fu Shen with dirty water; the Marquis of Jingning's clean name up to now couldn't be tarnished by a crafty sycophant like him.”
― Cang Wu Bin Bai, Golden Terrace, Vol. 2