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R.F. Kuang Quote: “Very good. I’ll have that sorted. In the meantime, I suggest you all calm down.’ He paused, turned around, and gave them a warm smile. After the week they’d just had, the sight of Anthony’s face in the soft candlelight made Robin want to cry with relief. ‘You’re in safe hands now. I agree it’s quite dire, but we can’t solve anything in this tunnel. You’ve done very well, and I imagine you’re quite scared, but you can relax now. The grown-ups are here.”

251. “Very good. I’ll have that sorted. In the meantime, I suggest you all calm down.’ He paused, turned around, and gave them a warm smile. After the week they’d just had, the sight of Anthony’s face in the soft candlelight made Robin want to cry with relief. ‘You’re in safe hands now. I agree it’s quite dire, but we can’t solve anything in this tunnel. You’ve done very well, and I imagine you’re quite scared, but you can relax now. The grown-ups are here.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “It’s hard, after all, to be friends with someone who outshines you at every turn.”

252. “It’s hard, after all, to be friends with someone who outshines you at every turn.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Rin let out a breath she hadn’t known she was holding.”

253. “Rin let out a breath she hadn’t known she was holding.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “For it was wonderful to remember that this land could still be so breathtakingly beautiful, that there was more sewn into the heart of the Twelve Provinces than blood and steel and dirt. That centuries of warfare later, this country was still a canvas for the gods, that their celestial essence still seeped through the cracks between worlds.”

254. “For it was wonderful to remember that this land could still be so breathtakingly beautiful, that there was more sewn into the heart of the Twelve Provinces than blood and steel and dirt. That centuries of warfare later, this country was still a canvas for the gods, that their celestial essence still seeped through the cracks between worlds.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “The bars were singing, shaking; trying, he thought, to express some unutterable truth about themselves, which was that translation was impossible, that the realm of pure meaning they captured and manifested would and could not ever be known, that the enterprise of this tower had been impossible from inception.”

255. “The bars were singing, shaking; trying, he thought, to express some unutterable truth about themselves, which was that translation was impossible, that the realm of pure meaning they captured and manifested would and could not ever be known, that the enterprise of this tower had been impossible from inception.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Praise meant that she had finally, finally received validation that she was not nothing. She could be brilliant, could be worth someone’s attention. She adored praise – craved it, needed it, and realized she found relief only when she finally had it.”

256. “Praise meant that she had finally, finally received validation that she was not nothing. She could be brilliant, could be worth someone’s attention. She adored praise – craved it, needed it, and realized she found relief only when she finally had it.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “The great empires of the waking world were driven so mad by what they had forgotten that they decided to slaughter the only people who could still dream.”

257. “The great empires of the waking world were driven so mad by what they had forgotten that they decided to slaughter the only people who could still dream.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “The tides of history had shifted. She had never before believed in fate, but this she came to know with more and more certainty as each day passed: the script of the world was now wholly, inalterably colored by a brilliant crimson streak.”

258. “The tides of history had shifted. She had never before believed in fate, but this she came to know with more and more certainty as each day passed: the script of the world was now wholly, inalterably colored by a brilliant crimson streak.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “She liked listening to Nezha talk. He was so hopeful, so optimistic, and so stupid.”

259. “She liked listening to Nezha talk. He was so hopeful, so optimistic, and so stupid.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Amateurs obsessed over strategy, and professionals obsessed over logistics.”

260. “Amateurs obsessed over strategy, and professionals obsessed over logistics.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Every time you come up against something difficult, you just want to make it go away, and you think the way to do that is self-flagellation. You’re obsessed with punishment. But that’s not how this works, Birdie. You going to prison fixes nothing. You hanging from the gallows fixes nothing. The world’s still broken. A war’s still coming. The only way to properly make amends is to stop it, which you don’t want to do, because really what this is about is your being afraid.”

261. “Every time you come up against something difficult, you just want to make it go away, and you think the way to do that is self-flagellation. You’re obsessed with punishment. But that’s not how this works, Birdie. You going to prison fixes nothing. You hanging from the gallows fixes nothing. The world’s still broken. A war’s still coming. The only way to properly make amends is to stop it, which you don’t want to do, because really what this is about is your being afraid.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “The Seer took his hand. Brought it to his lips and kissed it.”

262. “The Seer took his hand. Brought it to his lips and kissed it.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “The snow was lovely to observe for all of two serene minutes. Then it became nothing but a pain in the ass.”

263. “The snow was lovely to observe for all of two serene minutes. Then it became nothing but a pain in the ass.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “But language,” said Professor Lovell, “is not like a commercial good, like tea or silks, to be bought and paid for. Language is an infinite resource.”

264. “But language,” said Professor Lovell, “is not like a commercial good, like tea or silks, to be bought and paid for. Language is an infinite resource.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “For Athena, the Netflix deal was not a life-changing event, just another feather in her cap, one of the side perks of the road to literary stardom she’s been hurtling down since graduation.”

265. “For Athena, the Netflix deal was not a life-changing event, just another feather in her cap, one of the side perks of the road to literary stardom she’s been hurtling down since graduation.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “But isn’t that what ghosts do? Howl, moan, make themselves into spectacles? That’s the whole point of a ghost, is it not? Anything to remind you that they’re still there. Anything to keep you from forgetting.”

266. “But isn’t that what ghosts do? Howl, moan, make themselves into spectacles? That’s the whole point of a ghost, is it not? Anything to remind you that they’re still there. Anything to keep you from forgetting.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “That none of my beliefs about the world were true. That reality is malleable. That hidden connections exist in every living object. That the whole of the world is merely a thought, a butterfly’s dream.”

267. “That none of my beliefs about the world were true. That reality is malleable. That hidden connections exist in every living object. That the whole of the world is merely a thought, a butterfly’s dream.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “It hurt too much to consider the truth. It was so much easier to pretend; to keep spinning the fantasy for as long as they could.”

268. “It hurt too much to consider the truth. It was so much easier to pretend; to keep spinning the fantasy for as long as they could.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “She knew with certainty that she’d lost Nezha forever.”

269. “She knew with certainty that she’d lost Nezha forever.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Then it became nothing but a pain in the ass.”

270. “Then it became nothing but a pain in the ass.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “I believe in gods as a cultural reference. As metaphors. As things we refer to keep us safe because we can’t do anything else, as manifestations of our neuroses. But not as things that I truly trust are real. Not as things that hold actual consequence for the universe.”

271. “I believe in gods as a cultural reference. As metaphors. As things we refer to keep us safe because we can’t do anything else, as manifestations of our neuroses. But not as things that I truly trust are real. Not as things that hold actual consequence for the universe.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Translation, from time immemorial, has been the facilitator of peace. Translation makes possible communication, which in turn makes possible the kind of diplomacy, trade, and cooperation between foreign peoples that brings wealth and prosperity to all.”

272. “Translation, from time immemorial, has been the facilitator of peace. Translation makes possible communication, which in turn makes possible the kind of diplomacy, trade, and cooperation between foreign peoples that brings wealth and prosperity to all.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Theirs was a bond forged from necessity, hurt, and a shared, intimate understanding of hell.”

273. “Theirs was a bond forged from necessity, hurt, and a shared, intimate understanding of hell.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “How could she compare the lives lost? One genocide against another – how did they balance on the scale of justice? And who was she, to imagine that she could make that comparison?”

274. “How could she compare the lives lost? One genocide against another – how did they balance on the scale of justice? And who was she, to imagine that she could make that comparison?”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “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.”

275. “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.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “It was like an exercise in hope’, she said after a pause. ‘Loving her, I mean. Sometimes I’d think she’d come around. Sometimes I’d look her in the eyes and think that I was looking at a true friend. Then she’d say something, make some off-the-cuff comment, and the whole cycle would begin all over again. It was like pouring sand into a sieve. Nothing stuck.”

276. “It was like an exercise in hope’, she said after a pause. ‘Loving her, I mean. Sometimes I’d think she’d come around. Sometimes I’d look her in the eyes and think that I was looking at a true friend. Then she’d say something, make some off-the-cuff comment, and the whole cycle would begin all over again. It was like pouring sand into a sieve. Nothing stuck.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “A wildly discordant mash of gongs and war drums drowned out the lute music from the front of the parade. Merchants hawked their wares every time they turned a corner, screaming prices with the sort of urgency that she associated with evacuation warnings.”

277. “A wildly discordant mash of gongs and war drums drowned out the lute music from the front of the parade. Merchants hawked their wares every time they turned a corner, screaming prices with the sort of urgency that she associated with evacuation warnings.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “We’ve actually figured out the key to the transformation of a thing. It’s not in the material substance. It’s in the name.”

278. “We’ve actually figured out the key to the transformation of a thing. It’s not in the material substance. It’s in the name.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “There’s plenty of brilliant madrasas in India,’ Ramy snapped. ‘What makes the English superior is guns. Guns, and the willingness to use them on innocent people.”

279. “There’s plenty of brilliant madrasas in India,’ Ramy snapped. ‘What makes the English superior is guns. Guns, and the willingness to use them on innocent people.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Free trade. This was always the British line of argument – free trade, free competition, an equal playing field for all. Only it never ended up that way, did it? What ‘free trade’ really meant was British imperial dominance, for what was free about a trade that relied on a massive build-up of naval power to secure maritime access? When mere trading companies could wage war, assess taxes, and administer civil and criminal justice?”

280. “Free trade. This was always the British line of argument – free trade, free competition, an equal playing field for all. Only it never ended up that way, did it? What ‘free trade’ really meant was British imperial dominance, for what was free about a trade that relied on a massive build-up of naval power to secure maritime access? When mere trading companies could wage war, assess taxes, and administer civil and criminal justice?”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “I have a name,’ said the boy. ‘It’s – ’ ‘No, that won’t do. No Englishman can pronounce that. Did Miss Slate give you a name?”

281. “I have a name,’ said the boy. ‘It’s – ’ ‘No, that won’t do. No Englishman can pronounce that. Did Miss Slate give you a name?”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Ramy, who had no choice but to stand out, had decided he might as well dazzle. He was bold to the extreme.”

282. “Ramy, who had no choice but to stand out, had decided he might as well dazzle. He was bold to the extreme.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “She was mortal after all, they’re thinking. She was just like us. And in destroying her, we create an audience; we create moral authority for ourselves.”

283. “She was mortal after all, they’re thinking. She was just like us. And in destroying her, we create an audience; we create moral authority for ourselves.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “In the years to come, Robin would return so many times to this night. He was forever astonished by its mysterious alchemy, by how easily two badly socialized, restrictively raised strangers had transformed into kindred spirits in a span of minutes.”

284. “In the years to come, Robin would return so many times to this night. He was forever astonished by its mysterious alchemy, by how easily two badly socialized, restrictively raised strangers had transformed into kindred spirits in a span of minutes.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “How slender, how fragile, the foundations of an empire. Take away the centre, and what’s left? A gasping periphery, baseless, powerless, cut down at the roots.”

285. “How slender, how fragile, the foundations of an empire. Take away the centre, and what’s left? A gasping periphery, baseless, powerless, cut down at the roots.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “London was voracious, was growing fat on its spoils and still, somehow, starved.”

286. “London was voracious, was growing fat on its spoils and still, somehow, starved.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Writing isn’t the whole world, Junie. And there’s plenty of careers that won’t give you such constant heartbreak. That’s all I’m saying.” But writing is the whole world. How can I explain this to her?”

287. “Writing isn’t the whole world, Junie. And there’s plenty of careers that won’t give you such constant heartbreak. That’s all I’m saying.” But writing is the whole world. How can I explain this to her?”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “I killed Cock Robin. Who saw him die?”

288. “I killed Cock Robin. Who saw him die?”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “No one would lift a weapon. No one would fight or flee. Just this night, just this moment, they had entered a liminal space where their past and future did not matter, where they could be the children they used to be.”

289. “No one would lift a weapon. No one would fight or flee. Just this night, just this moment, they had entered a liminal space where their past and future did not matter, where they could be the children they used to be.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “She has no illusions about what she will encounter. She knows she will face immeasurable cruelty. She knows her greatest obstacle will be cold indifference, born of a bone-deep investment in an economic system that privileges some and crushes others.”

290. “She has no illusions about what she will encounter. She knows she will face immeasurable cruelty. She knows her greatest obstacle will be cold indifference, born of a bone-deep investment in an economic system that privileges some and crushes others.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Because they’re crammed on that tiny island and they think Nikan should be theirs. Because they fought us before and they almost won,” Rin said curtly. “What does it matter? They’re coming, and we’re staying, and at the end of the day whoever is alive is the side that wins. War doesn’t determine who’s right. War determines who remains.”

291. “Because they’re crammed on that tiny island and they think Nikan should be theirs. Because they fought us before and they almost won,” Rin said curtly. “What does it matter? They’re coming, and we’re staying, and at the end of the day whoever is alive is the side that wins. War doesn’t determine who’s right. War determines who remains.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “What you don’t get to do is to remain neutral.”

292. “What you don’t get to do is to remain neutral.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “There would be no truce or negotiation tonight. Tonight was a borrowed grace, innocent of the future.”

293. “There would be no truce or negotiation tonight. Tonight was a borrowed grace, innocent of the future.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “That’s cute,” she said with as much calm as she could manage.”

294. “That’s cute,” she said with as much calm as she could manage.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “There is no historical precedent for this. The juncture is shot. History, for once, is fluid.”

295. “There is no historical precedent for this. The juncture is shot. History, for once, is fluid.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “In the mid-eighteenth century, Babel scholars were briefly seized by an astrology fad, and several state-of-the-art telescopes were ordered for the roof on behalf of scholars who thought they could derive useful match-pairs from the names of star signs. These efforts never yielded anything interesting, as astrology is fake, but the stargazing was pleasant.”

296. “In the mid-eighteenth century, Babel scholars were briefly seized by an astrology fad, and several state-of-the-art telescopes were ordered for the roof on behalf of scholars who thought they could derive useful match-pairs from the names of star signs. These efforts never yielded anything interesting, as astrology is fake, but the stargazing was pleasant.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “But that’s not how things work, brother. This is not a penny dreadful. Real life is messy, scary, and uncertain.”

297. “But that’s not how things work, brother. This is not a penny dreadful. Real life is messy, scary, and uncertain.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Why, he wondered, did white people get so very upset when anyone disagreed with them?”

298. “Why, he wondered, did white people get so very upset when anyone disagreed with them?”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “The gods do not want anything. The gods merely exist. We cannot help what we are; we are pure essence, pure element. You humans inflict everything on yourselves, and then blame us afterward. Every calamity has been man-made. We do not force you to do anything. We have only ever helped.”

299. “The gods do not want anything. The gods merely exist. We cannot help what we are; we are pure essence, pure element. You humans inflict everything on yourselves, and then blame us afterward. Every calamity has been man-made. We do not force you to do anything. We have only ever helped.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Your country is ash. You can’t bring it back with blood.”

300. “Your country is ash. You can’t bring it back with blood.”

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