“She had not always known the shape of him. She had loved the version of him. She idolized him. She adored him an idea of him, an archetype, a version of him that invulnerable. But now she knew the truth, she knew the realness of Altan and his vulnerabilities and most of all his pain... and still she loved him.” AdorationBlind FaithBlind Love Author:R. F. Kuang
“That's just what translation is, I think. That's all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they're trying to say. Showing yourself to the world, and hoping someone else understands.” BabelRamy Author:R. F. Kuang
“Night after night in that office she had ignored her own need to eat, sleep, or sit down. She was just a mind, floating in the dark, soaring over the terrain. As long as she convinced herself this was true, she could almost forget her body existed at all.” Databases Author:R. F. Kuang
“Because Rin and Kitay were bonded in a way that he could never understand, and there was no world where Rin died and Kitay remained alive.” RinR F KuangThe Burning GodKitay Author:R. F. Kuang
“He had the mathematics of fighting down to a science.” The Poppy WarR F Kuang Book:The Dragon Republic Source: The Dragon Republic
“An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.” Magical RealismDark AcademiaLinguisticsTranslationBabelR F Kuang Author:R. F. Kuang