Ann

“Love in your novels, I think, acts as a form of hope. Why hope?... I want to know about love"
"But isn't love a form of hope?"
"No, love is crushing. Love is something you let yourself feel at your own peril despite your better sense."
"True, it's all those things. But where would we be if we didn't feel it? I think it's the only form of hope we have, for our survival I mean. What good is any other virtue without love? In literature, love is a weakness.... Love is not the weakness, people get it its way people are weak and perilous, not love.”
― Lily King;, Heart the Lover

“He gazed at Xie Lian. "If your dream is to save the common people, then my dream is only you."

"..." Relying on his memory, Xie Lian asked with a trembling voice, "But... you won't... be able to rest in peace... like this...?"

Hua Cheng answered, "I pray to never rest in peace.”
― Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Heaven Officials Blessing Collection Set Volumes 1-3 Includes exclusive Manga Sticker Pack

“In my childhood, I had been terrified of the vicious monsters I read about in my books. Yet I was learning that as much to be feared was a scythe-like smile and words that cut deep.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“Why did fall in love with someone who takes such pleasure in grinding my pride into the dust?"
"You... love me?"
"After all our time together, did I have a choice?”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess