“One of the appalling yet convenient things about being family is that you can trade accusations at night, then pretend next morning that nothing has happened.” FamilyFamily Relationships Book:The Night Tiger Source: The Night Tiger
“Grass had grown on my child's grave in the far north. I'd lain on top of it every night for months, in vain hopes of keeping her warm. It was so cold, and she so small, lost to me forever.” GriefColdGrave Author:Yangsze Choo
“When my own child was lost, I'd been unable to eat, or even speak, from sheer grief. The fury and sorrow that had consumed me had left nothing for anything else, as though a madness had descended upon me. One that was gradually fading.” Grief Book:The Fox Wife Source: The Fox Wife
“The Chinese considered the moon to be yin, feminine and full of negative energy, as opposed to the sun that was yang and exemplified masculinity. I liked the moon, with its soft silver beams. It was at once elusive and filled with trickery, so that lost objects that had rolled into the crevices of a room were rarely found, and books read in its light seemed to contain all sorts of fanciful stories that were never there the next morning.” SunBooksMoonChinese Book:The Ghost Bride Source: The Ghost Bride
“Chinese traditionally consider shadows part of the soul. Harm done to a shadow, whether by pinning it to the ground or stepping on it, was considered spiritual damage to the person. Of course none of this really works. But the mind can certainly affect the body.” SpiritualityMind Body SpiritShadowsFolkloreMind Body Connection Book:The Fox Wife Source: The Fox Wife
“I don't keep mistresses; it's far too much trouble. I'm offering to marry you, although I might regret it. And if you think the Lim family disapproved of your marriage, wait until you meet mine.” Marriage ProposalHardcoverEr LangLi LanPage 343 Book:The Ghost Bride Source: The Ghost Bride