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

301. “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.”

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

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.”

303. “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: “Inside, the heady wood-dust smell of freshly printed books was overwhelming. If tobacco smelled like this, Robin thought, he’d huff it every day. He stepped toward the closest shelf, hand lifted tentatively towards the books on display, too afraid to touch them – they seemed so new and crisp, their spines were uncracked, their pages smooth and bright.”

304. “Inside, the heady wood-dust smell of freshly printed books was overwhelming. If tobacco smelled like this, Robin thought, he’d huff it every day. He stepped toward the closest shelf, hand lifted tentatively towards the books on display, too afraid to touch them – they seemed so new and crisp, their spines were uncracked, their pages smooth and bright.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “All these years trying to find a way to kill himself, and here’s someone who might actually finish the job. And somehow, paradoxically, this is the most he’s ever wanted to be alive. This is the first time in an eternity that he doesn’t feel like he’s drowning.”

305. “All these years trying to find a way to kill himself, and here’s someone who might actually finish the job. And somehow, paradoxically, this is the most he’s ever wanted to be alive. This is the first time in an eternity that he doesn’t feel like he’s drowning.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “She couldn’t show that pain to anyone else until she’d perfected the way she wanted to tell it, until she had complete control over the narrative.”

306. “She couldn’t show that pain to anyone else until she’d perfected the way she wanted to tell it, until she had complete control over the narrative.”

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

307. “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.”

308. “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: “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.”

309. “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: “She’s using the pen name Juniper Song to pretend to be Chinese American. She’s taken new author photos to look more tan and ethnic, but she’s as white as they come. June Hayward, you are a thief and a liar. You’ve stolen my legacy, and now you spit on my grave.”

310. “She’s using the pen name Juniper Song to pretend to be Chinese American. She’s taken new author photos to look more tan and ethnic, but she’s as white as they come. June Hayward, you are a thief and a liar. You’ve stolen my legacy, and now you spit on my grave.”

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

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

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Isn’t that funny?’ Ramy glanced sideways at him. ‘The British are turning my homeland into a narco-military state to pump drugs into yours. That’s how this empire connects us.”

312. “Isn’t that funny?’ Ramy glanced sideways at him. ‘The British are turning my homeland into a narco-military state to pump drugs into yours. That’s how this empire connects us.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “History isn’t a premade tapestry that we’ve got to suffer, a closed world with no exit. We can form it. Make it.”

313. “History isn’t a premade tapestry that we’ve got to suffer, a closed world with no exit. We can form it. Make it.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “The wealth of Britain depends on coercive extraction. And as Britain grows, only two options remain: either her mechanisms of coercion become vastly more brutal, or she collapses. The former’s more likely. But it might bring about the latter.”

314. “The wealth of Britain depends on coercive extraction. And as Britain grows, only two options remain: either her mechanisms of coercion become vastly more brutal, or she collapses. The former’s more likely. But it might bring about the latter.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “I’ll show you all one last blow,” Kureel announced as the session drew to a close. “This is the only kick you’ll ever need, really. A kick to bring down the most powerful warriors.” Jeeha blinked in confusion. He turned his head to ask her what she meant. And Kureel raised her knee and jammed the ball of her foot into Jeeha’s groin.”

315. “I’ll show you all one last blow,” Kureel announced as the session drew to a close. “This is the only kick you’ll ever need, really. A kick to bring down the most powerful warriors.” Jeeha blinked in confusion. He turned his head to ask her what she meant. And Kureel raised her knee and jammed the ball of her foot into Jeeha’s groin.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “He learned that being English was not the same as being British, though he was still hard-pressed to articulate the difference between the two.”

316. “He learned that being English was not the same as being British, though he was still hard-pressed to articulate the difference between the two.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “And once you’ve turned your world to ash, you’ll wish you could die.”

317. “And once you’ve turned your world to ash, you’ll wish you could die.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Recalling Professor Lovell’s words, he tried very hard to live exclusively in English. When thoughts popped up in Chinese, he quashed them.”

318. “Recalling Professor Lovell’s words, he tried very hard to live exclusively in English. When thoughts popped up in Chinese, he quashed them.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “There’s quite a lot you can predict.′ Griffin shot Robin a sideways look. ‘But that’s the problem with a Babel education, isn’t it? They teach you languages and translation, but never history, never science, never international politics. They don’t tell you about the armies that back dialects.”

319. “There’s quite a lot you can predict.′ Griffin shot Robin a sideways look. ‘But that’s the problem with a Babel education, isn’t it? They teach you languages and translation, but never history, never science, never international politics. They don’t tell you about the armies that back dialects.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “I don’t believe in gods,” said Rin. “But I believe in power.”

320. “I don’t believe in gods,” said Rin. “But I believe in power.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “It doesn’t matter how lenient, how gracious, how invested in your education they make out to be. Masters are masters in the end.”

321. “It doesn’t matter how lenient, how gracious, how invested in your education they make out to be. Masters are masters in the end.”

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

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

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.”

323. “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 was all such frippery, fluff, trivial distractions built over a foundation of ongoing, unimaginable cruelty.”

324. “It was all such frippery, fluff, trivial distractions built over a foundation of ongoing, unimaginable cruelty.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “It doesn’t go away. It never will. But when it hurts, lean into it. It’s so much harder to stay alive. That doesn’t mean you don’t deserve to live. It means you’re brave.”

325. “It doesn’t go away. It never will. But when it hurts, lean into it. It’s so much harder to stay alive. That doesn’t mean you don’t deserve to live. It means you’re brave.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Our deaths are thus great acts of rebellion, a wretched lament that highlights their inhumanity. Our deaths become their battle cry. But I don’t want to die, Robin.′ Her throat hitched. ‘I don’t want to die. I don’t want to be their Imoinda, their Oroonoko. I don’t want to be their tragic, lovely lacquer figure. I want to live.”

326. “Our deaths are thus great acts of rebellion, a wretched lament that highlights their inhumanity. Our deaths become their battle cry. But I don’t want to die, Robin.′ Her throat hitched. ‘I don’t want to die. I don’t want to be their Imoinda, their Oroonoko. I don’t want to be their tragic, lovely lacquer figure. I want to live.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “The subject of today’s lesson will be plants.” He sat down, pulled off his satchel, and emptied the contents onto the grass. Out spilled an assortment of plants and powders, the severed arm of a cactus, several bright red poppy flowers with pods still attached, and a handful of sun-dried mushrooms. “Are we getting high?” Rin said. “Oh, wow. We’re getting high, aren’t we?” “I’m getting high,” said Jiang. “You’re watching.”

327. “The subject of today’s lesson will be plants.” He sat down, pulled off his satchel, and emptied the contents onto the grass. Out spilled an assortment of plants and powders, the severed arm of a cactus, several bright red poppy flowers with pods still attached, and a handful of sun-dried mushrooms. “Are we getting high?” Rin said. “Oh, wow. We’re getting high, aren’t we?” “I’m getting high,” said Jiang. “You’re watching.”

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

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

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.”

329. “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: “Every time I see Tom, I wonder what it would be like to go through life with the easy contentment of a rock.”

330. “Every time I see Tom, I wonder what it would be like to go through life with the easy contentment of a rock.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Believe the lie – trust the lie – it is the only thing you have. Stay in the cage and paint the walls. If you do not, then you must quit; but if you can delude yourself long enough, then your delusions might very well come true.”

331. “Believe the lie – trust the lie – it is the only thing you have. Stay in the cage and paint the walls. If you do not, then you must quit; but if you can delude yourself long enough, then your delusions might very well come true.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “It all reeks of desperation, but I can’t look away. It’s the only thing linking me to the only world I have any interest in being at part of.”

332. “It all reeks of desperation, but I can’t look away. It’s the only thing linking me to the only world I have any interest in being at part of.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Order is present in the earthly kingdom when all beings understand their place. All beings understand their place when they fulfill roles set out for them. The fish does not attempt to fly. The polecat does not attempt to swim. Only when each being respects the heavenly order may there be peace.”

333. “Order is present in the earthly kingdom when all beings understand their place. All beings understand their place when they fulfill roles set out for them. The fish does not attempt to fly. The polecat does not attempt to swim. Only when each being respects the heavenly order may there be peace.”

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

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

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.”

335. “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: “This is a test, and Rin is failing, and his heart is breaking.”

336. “This is a test, and Rin is failing, and his heart is breaking.”

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.”

337. “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.”

338. “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.”

339. “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: “Meditation felt like a massive waste of time to Rin, who was used to years of stress and constant studying. It felt wrong to be sitting so still, to have nothing occupying her mind. She could barely stand three minutes of this torture, let alone sixty. She was so terrified of the thought of not thinking that she wasn’t able to accomplish it because she kept thinking about not thinking.”

340. “Meditation felt like a massive waste of time to Rin, who was used to years of stress and constant studying. It felt wrong to be sitting so still, to have nothing occupying her mind. She could barely stand three minutes of this torture, let alone sixty. She was so terrified of the thought of not thinking that she wasn’t able to accomplish it because she kept thinking about not thinking.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “But such fantasies did not comfort him so much as the idea that all death meant was nothingness, that everything would just stop: the pain, the anguish, the awful, suffocating grief. If nothing else, surely, death meant peace.”

341. “But such fantasies did not comfort him so much as the idea that all death meant was nothingness, that everything would just stop: the pain, the anguish, the awful, suffocating grief. If nothing else, surely, death meant peace.”

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.”

342. “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.”

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

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.”

344. “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.”

345. “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?”

346. “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.”

347. “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: “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.”

348. “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.”

349. “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: “She responds to all my emails within the day, often within the hour, and always in depth. She makes me feel like I matter. When she tells me this book will be a hit, I know that she means it.”

350. “She responds to all my emails within the day, often within the hour, and always in depth. She makes me feel like I matter. When she tells me this book will be a hit, I know that she means it.”

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