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R.F. Kuang Quote: “Violence shows how much we’re willing to give up.”

251. “Violence shows how much we’re willing to give up.”

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.”

252. “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: “Supernatural is a word for anything that doesn’t fit your present understanding of the world.”

253. “Supernatural is a word for anything that doesn’t fit your present understanding of the world.”

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: “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.”

255. “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.”

256. “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.”

257. “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: “Shamans should know when to resist the power of the gods. That is wisdom. But rulers should do everything in their power to save their country. That is responsibility. 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.”

258. “Shamans should know when to resist the power of the gods. That is wisdom. But rulers should do everything in their power to save their country. That is responsibility. 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.”

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.”

259. “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.”

260. “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.”

261. “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.”

262. “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: “Heuristics will do for the unenlightened.” “You mean easy moral rules for people who are too dumb to understand why they matter.”

263. “Heuristics will do for the unenlightened.” “You mean easy moral rules for people who are too dumb to understand why they matter.”

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.”

264. “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: “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.”

265. “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: “It is often argued that the greatest tragedy of the Old Testament was not man’s exile from the Garden of Eden, but the fall of the Tower of Babel. For Adam.”

266. “It is often argued that the greatest tragedy of the Old Testament was not man’s exile from the Garden of Eden, but the fall of the Tower of Babel. For Adam.”

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: “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.”

268. “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?”

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

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

R.F. Kuang Quote: “I think we’re about to be handed off,” Baji said. “It was nice knowing you all. Except you, Chaghan. You’re weird.”

271. “I think we’re about to be handed off,” Baji said. “It was nice knowing you all. Except you, Chaghan. You’re weird.”

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

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

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.”

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

274. “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?”

275. “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: “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?”

276. “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: “If only one could engrave entire memories in silver, thought Robin, to be manifested again and again for years to come – not the cruel distortion of the daguerreotype, but a pure and impossible distillation of emotions and sensations.”

277. “If only one could engrave entire memories in silver, thought Robin, to be manifested again and again for years to come – not the cruel distortion of the daguerreotype, but a pure and impossible distillation of emotions and sensations.”

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.”

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

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

R.F. Kuang Quote: “He buried his past life, not because it was so terrible but because abandoning it was the only way to survive. He pulled on his English accent like a new coat, adjusted everything he could about himself to make it fit, and, within weeks, wore it with comfort.”

280. “He buried his past life, not because it was so terrible but because abandoning it was the only way to survive. He pulled on his English accent like a new coat, adjusted everything he could about himself to make it fit, and, within weeks, wore it with comfort.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “If you sanction it, you’ll horrify them. If you denounce it, they’ll resent you. But if you keep quiet, you get plausible deniability.”

281. “If you sanction it, you’ll horrify them. If you denounce it, they’ll resent you. But if you keep quiet, you get plausible deniability.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “We hold the secrets, and we can set whatever terms we like. That’s the beauty of being cleverer than everyone else.”

282. “We hold the secrets, and we can set whatever terms we like. That’s the beauty of being cleverer than everyone else.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Language is a resource just like gold and silver.”

283. “Language is a resource just like gold and silver.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Our world is a dream of the gods. Maybe they have other dreams. But all we have is this story unfolding, and in the script of this world, nothing’s going to bring Altan back to life.”

284. “Our world is a dream of the gods. Maybe they have other dreams. But all we have is this story unfolding, and in the script of this world, nothing’s going to bring Altan back to life.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Children can be murderers... Little boys can be monsters.”

285. “Children can be murderers... Little boys can be monsters.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “But this was going to happen every month. Every gods-damned month her uterus would tear itself to pieces, send flashes of rage throughout her entire body, and make her bloated, clumsy, and light-headed, and worst of all, weak.”

286. “But this was going to happen every month. Every gods-damned month her uterus would tear itself to pieces, send flashes of rage throughout her entire body, and make her bloated, clumsy, and light-headed, and worst of all, weak.”

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

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

R.F. Kuang Quote: “You think too highly of mortals. They give nothing to the universe, and the universe owes them nothing in return.”

288. “You think too highly of mortals. They give nothing to the universe, and the universe owes them nothing in return.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “The Germans have this lovely word, Sitzfleisch,’ Professor Playfair said pleasantly when Ramy protested that they had over forty hours of reading a week. ‘Translated literally, it means “sitting meat”. Which all goes to say, sometimes you need simply to sit on your bottom and get things done.”

289. “The Germans have this lovely word, Sitzfleisch,’ Professor Playfair said pleasantly when Ramy protested that they had over forty hours of reading a week. ‘Translated literally, it means “sitting meat”. Which all goes to say, sometimes you need simply to sit on your bottom and get things done.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “They want to erase us. It’s their divine mandate. They want to make us better, to improve us, by turning us into a mirror of themselves.”

290. “They want to erase us. It’s their divine mandate. They want to make us better, to improve us, by turning us into a mirror of themselves.”

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: “Why do we think it’s inevitable? Why doesn’t Man Friday ever get himself a rifle, or slit Robinson Crusoe’s neck in the night? The problem is that we’re always living like we’ve lost. We’re all living like you. We see their guns, their silver-work, and their ships, and we think it’s already over for us. We don’t stop to consider how even the playing field actually might be. And we never consider what things would look like if we took the gun.”

292. “Why do we think it’s inevitable? Why doesn’t Man Friday ever get himself a rifle, or slit Robinson Crusoe’s neck in the night? The problem is that we’re always living like we’ve lost. We’re all living like you. We see their guns, their silver-work, and their ships, and we think it’s already over for us. We don’t stop to consider how even the playing field actually might be. And we never consider what things would look like if we took the gun.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Two wrongs don’t make a right, obviously, but the internet is very bad at recognizing this.”

293. “Two wrongs don’t make a right, obviously, but the internet is very bad at recognizing this.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “If there was one thing Rin had learned about her country’s history, it was that the only permanent thing about the Nikara Empire was war.”

294. “If there was one thing Rin had learned about her country’s history, it was that the only permanent thing about the Nikara Empire was war.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Strikers in this country never won broad public support, for the public merely wanted all the conveniences of modern life without the guilt of knowing how those conveniences were procured.”

295. “Strikers in this country never won broad public support, for the public merely wanted all the conveniences of modern life without the guilt of knowing how those conveniences were procured.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “He was like a sword that had been sharpened, metal that had been tempered.”

296. “He was like a sword that had been sharpened, metal that had been tempered.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “But eventually, you’ll have to ask yourself precisely what you’re fighting for. And you’ll have to find a reason to live past vengeance.”

297. “But eventually, you’ll have to ask yourself precisely what you’re fighting for. And you’ll have to find a reason to live past vengeance.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Violence shocks the system. And the system cannot survive the shock. You have no idea what you’re capable of, truly. You can’t imagine hot the world might shift unless you pull the trigger.”

298. “Violence shocks the system. And the system cannot survive the shock. You have no idea what you’re capable of, truly. You can’t imagine hot the world might shift unless you pull the trigger.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “The word loss was inadequate. Loss just meant a lack, meant something was missing, but it did not encompass the totality of this severance, this terrifying un-anchoring from all that he’d ever known.”

299. “The word loss was inadequate. Loss just meant a lack, meant something was missing, but it did not encompass the totality of this severance, this terrifying un-anchoring from all that he’d ever known.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “We’ll get rid of them.” “Then we’ll create another war,” said Kitay. “That’s what militaries do.”

300. “We’ll get rid of them.” “Then we’ll create another war,” said Kitay. “That’s what militaries do.”

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