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“History is instructive, not because it offers us a blueprint for how to act in the present, but because it can help us ask better questions for the future.”

“They take without asking and speak of this land being new. But how can it be new if we have always been here?”

No thoughts in my head except how much Prince Yanxi loves annoying Liwei and Wenzhi by flirting with Xingyin

“I might not find a means now, but through small nudges, little steps - I might carve my way after all, one that might lead me home.”

"History is not solely in our hands. And still you are called to struggle, not because it assures you victory but because it assures you an honourable and sane life."

This book is beyond a masterpiece

“A species and a culture that treat the natural world with respect and reciprocity will surely pass on genes to ensuing generations with a higher frequency than the people who destroy it. The stories we choose to shape our behaviours have adaptive consequences.”

“Don’t make your life about the loss. Make it about the love.”

I can already tell that this is going to be a new favourite!!! I love the writing style. And this plot is so fascinating and multi-faceted - every time I think I understand, something shifts and I’m intrigued all over again.