“People lied all the time for silly reasons—embarrassment, forgetfulness, nervousness. Lies didn't always mean that the truth was important.” TruthLies Book:Japanese Gothic Source: Japanese Gothic
“Anyone can have a pretty face, but the most beautiful things are the most fleeting. If we lived in a world of perpetual sunsets and cherry blossoms, they would become common and their colors would soon look dull. But for the evanescent moments that I exist, I am the most beautiful thing anyone has ever seen.” BeautyVanityOscar WildePhilosophy Of Beauty Book:The Blood Orchid Source: The Blood Orchid
“I knew how it felt to be weighed down by the world around you so much that you could barely move your lips to speak.” SadTrauma Book:The Keeper of Night Source: The Keeper of Night
“Uncle Fan had busied himself making lots of míngqì to bury them with—soft baby lambs and tiny ponies and wise teachers. They will be well taken care of, where they’re going, he’d said. My cousins grew smaller and smaller, skin tight across their bones, somehow looking younger even though their faces were wrinkled from thirst.” FamilySadDeath And DyingAfterlifeDeath Of A Loved One Book:The Scarlet Alchemist Source: The Scarlet Alchemist
“I am offended,"" he said, making a show of crossing his arms and turning away. ""I may forgive you if you kiss me, though.” LoveKissCute Book:The Scarlet Alchemist Source: The Scarlet Alchemist
“Most people thought of time as an unyielding constant, a sworn promise of sunrises and sunsets and shifting seasons. But only the descendants knew that time was nothing more than the whim of a forgotten god—it promised nothing, often lied, and had sharp, glistening teeth.” TimeTime Travel Author:Kylie Lee Baker