Thu Nguyen

“They say that each night, when the duties of state permit, she climbs, on foot, and limps, alone, to the highest peak of the palace, where she stands for hour after hour, seeming not to notice the cold peak winds. She says nothing at all, but simply stares upward into the dark sky and watches, with sad eyes, the slow dance of the infinite stars.”
― Neil Gaiman, Stardust

“That's because I don't know how to talk to children."
"Yes, you do. It's the same as talking to grown-ups, only there are more things you have to explain.”
― Kate Ross, Cut to the Quick

“So long as you fight the darkness, you stand in the light.”
― Sabaa Tahir, A Torch Against the Night

“I am old enough to have many regrets. I’ve made my share of mistakes, some”—he grimaced—“hideous indeed, as you well know. But it was the little, easy things—the kisses I did not give, and the love I did not speak, because there was no time, no place—and then, no chance . . . Surprisingly sharp sorrows those are, for their size. I think all our chances grow narrow, tonight. So I shall reduce my regrets—however brief—by one, at least . . .”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, Paladin of Souls