Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Qiu Xiaolong

Quote by Qiu Xiaolong

Work

Death of a Red Heroine

In this 1930s-set mystery novel, a female detective investigates the death of a prominent figure in the Chinese Communist movement. The story delves into political intrigue and the complexities of a tumultuous era. more

Author

Qiu Xiaolong
Qiu Xiaolong

Qiu Xiaolong is a celebrated Chinese poet, born in 1953. His poetry is noted for its emotional intensity and profound reflections on Chinese society and culture. Qiu's works often delve into themes of love, nature, and the human experience, merging traditional Chinese poetic forms with contemporary sensibilities. more

You May Also Like

“However Kaita mostly took care of Lubris, thanks to her this city was still going despite Tallis' reluctance. Kaita knew more about the system then I did. But she never hinted about areas beyond the central outer rim, I desperately wanted to tell her what I saw, but she probably already knew I was seeing visions of death and destruction.”

Politics ObservationRed Skies Broken Cities
Book:Red Skies. Broken Cities. Sampler
Create image

“I'll tell you what I miss. I miss that throbbing heart telling me to take a leap when the sky looks too dark. I miss the walk that I took in the narrow cobblestoned pathways that fumed of history and undying stories of love and loss. I miss the coffee that scented like mist in a frozen dream in a land of strange beauty. I miss the afternoon tea that followed my pen to hours of happy melancholy. I miss the muse I saw dance in a foreign land of near heart. I miss the stranger smiling at me from a corner and teaching me his language to smile at my twinkled happiness. I miss that symphony of mad evenings ending in a sky full of stars to fill my soul with an unknown ecstasy. I miss that hand of an old woman trying to tell me her story. I miss that child running up to me in a crowd of unknown faces to hand me her candy. I miss that night where I lay back on a distant balcony gazing at the solitary moon for hours knowing that it is shining at my homeland just as bright. I miss that stranger listening to my heart and telling me how beautiful it is. I miss a wandering soul, who went on filling her breath with life of eternal love in the wings of Life. And I'll tell you now when I look back I see how wonderful Time has treated me and how grateful I am to have lived in moments that roar of a beautiful Life lived with a heart throbbing to take a leap once again in that ocean of Life's beguiling journey.”

LifeTravelTravel QuotesTravel WritingGratitude QuotesWanderlustSolo TravelMoments QuotesWandering Soul
Author:Debatrayee Banerjee
Create image