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Top 500 R.F. Kuang Quotes (2025 Update)
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R.F. Kuang Quote: “He hoped. He hoped until hope became its own form of torture. The original meaning of hope was ‘to desire’, and Robin wanted with every ounce of his being a world that no longer was.”

101. “He hoped. He hoped until hope became its own form of torture. The original meaning of hope was ‘to desire’, and Robin wanted with every ounce of his being a world that no longer was.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “And Robin found it incredible, how this country, whose citizens prided themselves so much on being better than the rest of the world, could not make it through an afternoon tea without borrowed goods.”

102. “And Robin found it incredible, how this country, whose citizens prided themselves so much on being better than the rest of the world, could not make it through an afternoon tea without borrowed goods.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “He can’t be real, she thought. A boy made of flesh and bone could not be so painfully lovely, so free of any blemish or flaw.”

103. “He can’t be real, she thought. A boy made of flesh and bone could not be so painfully lovely, so free of any blemish or flaw.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Nothing lasts,‘” said Nezha, at the same time that Kitay said, “’The world doesn’t exist.”

104. “Nothing lasts,‘” said Nezha, at the same time that Kitay said, “’The world doesn’t exist.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “But never forget the audacity of what you are attempting. Never forget that you are defying a curse laid by God.”

105. “But never forget the audacity of what you are attempting. Never forget that you are defying a curse laid by God.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Let them hate, so long as they fear.”

106. “Let them hate, so long as they fear.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “After all, we’re here to make the unknown known, to make the other familiar. We’re here to make magic with words.”

107. “After all, we’re here to make the unknown known, to make the other familiar. We’re here to make magic with words.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “But that’s the great contradiction of colonialism.’ Cathy uttered this like a simple matter of fact. ‘It’s built to destroy that which it prizes most.”

108. “But that’s the great contradiction of colonialism.’ Cathy uttered this like a simple matter of fact. ‘It’s built to destroy that which it prizes most.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “I’ve labored for years to learn my craft. Perhaps the core idea of this novel wasn’t mine, but I’m the one who rescued it, who freed the diamond from the rough.”

109. “I’ve labored for years to learn my craft. Perhaps the core idea of this novel wasn’t mine, but I’m the one who rescued it, who freed the diamond from the rough.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Born in Hong Kong, raised between Sydney and New York, educated in British boarding schools that gave her a posh, unplaceable foreign accent; tall and razor-thin, graceful in the way all former ballet dancers are, porcelain pale and possessed of these massive, long-lashed brown eyes that make her look like a Chinese Anne Hathaway.”

110. “Born in Hong Kong, raised between Sydney and New York, educated in British boarding schools that gave her a posh, unplaceable foreign accent; tall and razor-thin, graceful in the way all former ballet dancers are, porcelain pale and possessed of these massive, long-lashed brown eyes that make her look like a Chinese Anne Hathaway.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Men are selfish and petty,” argued Erlang Shen, Grand Marshal of the Heavenly Forces. “Their life spans are so short that they give no thought to the future of the land. If we lend them aid, they will drain this earth and squabble among themselves. There will be no peace.”

111. “Men are selfish and petty,” argued Erlang Shen, Grand Marshal of the Heavenly Forces. “Their life spans are so short that they give no thought to the future of the land. If we lend them aid, they will drain this earth and squabble among themselves. There will be no peace.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “I wonder how you people do it,” Kitay mused. “You know, actually having to try to remember things. Your lives sound so difficult.” “I will murder you with this ink brush,” Rin grumbled.”

112. “I wonder how you people do it,” Kitay mused. “You know, actually having to try to remember things. Your lives sound so difficult.” “I will murder you with this ink brush,” Rin grumbled.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “She had not just altered the fabric of the universe, had not simply rewritten the script. She had torn it, ripped a great gaping hole in the cloth of reality, and set fire to it with the ravenous rage of an uncontrollable god.”

113. “She had not just altered the fabric of the universe, had not simply rewritten the script. She had torn it, ripped a great gaping hole in the cloth of reality, and set fire to it with the ravenous rage of an uncontrollable god.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “It seemed so unfair. No, it seemed impossible that Ramy could just leave this world so abruptly, that he could be so alive one moment and so still the next. It seemed to defy the laws of physics that Ramiz Rafi Mirza could be silenced by something so tiny as a bullet.”

114. “It seemed so unfair. No, it seemed impossible that Ramy could just leave this world so abruptly, that he could be so alive one moment and so still the next. It seemed to defy the laws of physics that Ramiz Rafi Mirza could be silenced by something so tiny as a bullet.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Empire needed extraction. Violence shocked the system, because the system could not cannibalize itself and survive. The hands of the Empire were tied, because it could not raze that from which it profited.”

115. “Empire needed extraction. Violence shocked the system, because the system could not cannibalize itself and survive. The hands of the Empire were tied, because it could not raze that from which it profited.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Keep your eyes on your own paper, they say. But that’s hard to do when everyone else’s papers are flapping constantly in your face.”

116. “Keep your eyes on your own paper, they say. But that’s hard to do when everyone else’s papers are flapping constantly in your face.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Yin?” The apprentice let him go. “And what is the well-bred heir to the House of Yin doing brawling in a hallway?” “She punched me in the face!” Nezha screeched. A nasty bruise was already blossoming around his left eye, a bright splotch of purple against porcelain skin. The apprentice raised an eyebrow at Rin. “And why would you do that?” “He insulted my teacher,” she said. “Oh? Well, that’s different.” The apprentice looked amused. “Weren’t you taught not to insult teachers? That’s taboo.”

117. “Yin?” The apprentice let him go. “And what is the well-bred heir to the House of Yin doing brawling in a hallway?” “She punched me in the face!” Nezha screeched. A nasty bruise was already blossoming around his left eye, a bright splotch of purple against porcelain skin. The apprentice raised an eyebrow at Rin. “And why would you do that?” “He insulted my teacher,” she said. “Oh? Well, that’s different.” The apprentice looked amused. “Weren’t you taught not to insult teachers? That’s taboo.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Words and phrases you think are carved into your bones can disappear in no time.”

118. “Words and phrases you think are carved into your bones can disappear in no time.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “The cultural constructions are clear: so many Chinese ghosts are hungry, angry, voiceless women. In taking Athena’s legacy, I’ve added one to their ranks.”

119. “The cultural constructions are clear: so many Chinese ghosts are hungry, angry, voiceless women. In taking Athena’s legacy, I’ve added one to their ranks.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Our dead don’t leave us. They’ll hunt you as long as you let them.”

120. “Our dead don’t leave us. They’ll hunt you as long as you let them.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “You humans always think you’re destined for things, for tragedy or for greatness. Destiny is a myth. Destiny is the only myth. The gods choose nothing. You chose.”

121. “You humans always think you’re destined for things, for tragedy or for greatness. Destiny is a myth. Destiny is the only myth. The gods choose nothing. You chose.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “He knew exactly what choice she’d made and what she intended. And that made everything- hating her, loving her, surviving her, so much harder.”

122. “He knew exactly what choice she’d made and what she intended. And that made everything- hating her, loving her, surviving her, so much harder.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “They were no longer a cohort. Now they were only a wake.”

123. “They were no longer a cohort. Now they were only a wake.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Rin could not understand how the Federation had found so many different ways to inflict suffering. But each corner they turned revealed another instance in the string of horrors, barbarian savagery matched only by inventiveness.”

124. “Rin could not understand how the Federation had found so many different ways to inflict suffering. But each corner they turned revealed another instance in the string of horrors, barbarian savagery matched only by inventiveness.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Writing is the closest thing we have to real magic. Writing is creating something out of nothing, is opening doors to other lands. Writing gives you power to shape your own world when the real one hurts too much.”

125. “Writing is the closest thing we have to real magic. Writing is creating something out of nothing, is opening doors to other lands. Writing gives you power to shape your own world when the real one hurts too much.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “The anger was a shield. The anger helped her to keep from remembering what she’d done. Because as long as she was angry, then it was okay – she’d acted within reason. She was afraid that if she stopped being angry, she might crack apart.”

126. “The anger was a shield. The anger helped her to keep from remembering what she’d done. Because as long as she was angry, then it was okay – she’d acted within reason. She was afraid that if she stopped being angry, she might crack apart.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Defying empire, it turned out, was fun.”

127. “Defying empire, it turned out, was fun.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “You’re lost, brother. You’re a ship adrift, searching for familiar shores. I understand what it is you want. I sought it too. But there is no homeland. It’s gone.” He paused beside Robin on his way to the door. His fingers landed on Robin’s shoulder, squeezed so hard they hurt. “But realize this, brother. You fly no one’s flag. You’re free to seek your own harbour. And you can do so much more than tread water.”

128. “You’re lost, brother. You’re a ship adrift, searching for familiar shores. I understand what it is you want. I sought it too. But there is no homeland. It’s gone.” He paused beside Robin on his way to the door. His fingers landed on Robin’s shoulder, squeezed so hard they hurt. “But realize this, brother. You fly no one’s flag. You’re free to seek your own harbour. And you can do so much more than tread water.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “There was no innate, perfectly comprehensible language; there was no candidate, not English, not French, that could bully and absorb enough to become one. Language was just difference. A thousand different ways of seeing, of moving through the world. No, a thousand worlds within one. And translation – a necessary endeavour, however futile, to move between them.”

129. “There was no innate, perfectly comprehensible language; there was no candidate, not English, not French, that could bully and absorb enough to become one. Language was just difference. A thousand different ways of seeing, of moving through the world. No, a thousand worlds within one. And translation – a necessary endeavour, however futile, to move between them.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “It were too much to expect that they will not require a further demonstration of force on a larger scale before being brought to their senses.”

130. “It were too much to expect that they will not require a further demonstration of force on a larger scale before being brought to their senses.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “I have seen the end of things,” he said. “The shape of the world has changed. The gods now walk in men as they have not for a long, long time. Tyr will not return. The Bizarre Children answer to you now, and you alone.”

131. “I have seen the end of things,” he said. “The shape of the world has changed. The gods now walk in men as they have not for a long, long time. Tyr will not return. The Bizarre Children answer to you now, and you alone.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “They were men at Oxford; they were not Oxford men. But the enormity of this knowledge was so devastating, such a vicious antithesis to the three golden days they’d blindly enjoyed, that neither of them could say it out loud.”

132. “They were men at Oxford; they were not Oxford men. But the enormity of this knowledge was so devastating, such a vicious antithesis to the three golden days they’d blindly enjoyed, that neither of them could say it out loud.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “She had been granted a power beyond imagination. She had the strength of their ancestors. She held within her every Speerly who had died on that terrible day, and every Speerly who had ever lived on the Dead Island. They were the Phoenix’s chosen people. The Phoenix thrived on anger, and Rin possessed that in abundance.”

133. “She had been granted a power beyond imagination. She had the strength of their ancestors. She held within her every Speerly who had died on that terrible day, and every Speerly who had ever lived on the Dead Island. They were the Phoenix’s chosen people. The Phoenix thrived on anger, and Rin possessed that in abundance.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “If there is a divine creator, some ultimate moral authority, then why do bad things happen to good people? And why would this deity create people at all, since people are such imperfect beings?”

134. “If there is a divine creator, some ultimate moral authority, then why do bad things happen to good people? And why would this deity create people at all, since people are such imperfect beings?”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “If we push in the right spots – then we’ve moved things to the breaking point. The the future becomes fluid, and change is possible. History isn’t a premed tapestry that we’ve got to suffer, a closed world with no exit. We can form it. Make it. We just have to choose to make it.”

135. “If we push in the right spots – then we’ve moved things to the breaking point. The the future becomes fluid, and change is possible. History isn’t a premed tapestry that we’ve got to suffer, a closed world with no exit. We can form it. Make it. We just have to choose to make it.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “At Sinegard, Strategy Master Irjah had taught them once that during the heat of battle, they should regard their opponents as objects, abstract and disparate parts and not the sum, because that would make it easier to plunge a blade into a pumping heart. But maybe if you looked at someone as not an object but an animal, you could not only commit the murder without flinching, you could let yourself take some pleasure in it. Then it felt good, the same way kicking down anthills felt good.”

136. “At Sinegard, Strategy Master Irjah had taught them once that during the heat of battle, they should regard their opponents as objects, abstract and disparate parts and not the sum, because that would make it easier to plunge a blade into a pumping heart. But maybe if you looked at someone as not an object but an animal, you could not only commit the murder without flinching, you could let yourself take some pleasure in it. Then it felt good, the same way kicking down anthills felt good.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “She terrifies him, and he loves her so much it hurts.”

137. “She terrifies him, and he loves her so much it hurts.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “I‘m exactly what they deserve,” she said. “They don‘t want peace, they want revenge. I‘m it.”

138. “I‘m exactly what they deserve,” she said. “They don‘t want peace, they want revenge. I‘m it.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Words belonging to a legacy that now, she knew, she had no choice but to face. “Because we’ll be Cike. And the first rule of the Cike is that we cull.”

139. “Words belonging to a legacy that now, she knew, she had no choice but to face. “Because we’ll be Cike. And the first rule of the Cike is that we cull.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “If you hold the fate of the country in your hands, if you have accepted your obligation to your people, then your life ceases to be your own. Once you accept the title of ruler, your choices are made for you.”

140. “If you hold the fate of the country in your hands, if you have accepted your obligation to your people, then your life ceases to be your own. Once you accept the title of ruler, your choices are made for you.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Translation involves a spatial dimension – a literal transportation of texts across conquered territory, words delivered likes spices from an alien land. Words mean something quite different when they journey from the palaces of Rome to the tea-rooms of today’s Britain.”

141. “Translation involves a spatial dimension – a literal transportation of texts across conquered territory, words delivered likes spices from an alien land. Words mean something quite different when they journey from the palaces of Rome to the tea-rooms of today’s Britain.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Because you’re part of it. Because you exist. And unless you want to only ever be a tiny modicum of existence that doesn’t understand its relation to the grander web of things, you will explore.” “Why should I?” “Because I know you want power.” He tapped her forehead again. “But how can you borrow power from the gods when you don’t understand what they are?”

142. “Because you’re part of it. Because you exist. And unless you want to only ever be a tiny modicum of existence that doesn’t understand its relation to the grander web of things, you will explore.” “Why should I?” “Because I know you want power.” He tapped her forehead again. “But how can you borrow power from the gods when you don’t understand what they are?”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “War was not a game, where one fought for honor and admiration, where masters would keep her from sustaining any real harm. War was a nightmare.”

143. “War was not a game, where one fought for honor and admiration, where masters would keep her from sustaining any real harm. War was a nightmare.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “A lie was not a lie if it was never uttered; questions that were never asked did not need answers.”

144. “A lie was not a lie if it was never uttered; questions that were never asked did not need answers.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “But the best revenge is to thrive.”

145. “But the best revenge is to thrive.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Ramy slept on the floor beside Robin, body curled around the couch like protective parenthesis. The sight of them all together made Robin’s chest ache.”

146. “Ramy slept on the floor beside Robin, body curled around the couch like protective parenthesis. The sight of them all together made Robin’s chest ache.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Ugh, so June Song came out with her non-apology, and I bet white people will be jumping over themselves to defend her. I hate this industry.”

147. “Ugh, so June Song came out with her non-apology, and I bet white people will be jumping over themselves to defend her. I hate this industry.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “I don’t want peace, I want revenge.”

148. “I don’t want peace, I want revenge.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “They were all suffering the same unspoken, private fear, a creeping dread that this strike might do nothing but damn themselves, and that their cries would go unheard into the unforgiving dark.”

149. “They were all suffering the same unspoken, private fear, a creeping dread that this strike might do nothing but damn themselves, and that their cries would go unheard into the unforgiving dark.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “It’s hard to accept what you don’t want to see.”

150. “It’s hard to accept what you don’t want to see.”

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