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R.F. Kuang Quote: “You must conflate these concepts. The god outside you. The god within. Once you understand that these are one and the same, once you can hold both concepts in your head and know them to be true, you’ll be a shaman.”

351. “You must conflate these concepts. The god outside you. The god within. Once you understand that these are one and the same, once you can hold both concepts in your head and know them to be true, you’ll be a shaman.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “This is what you have to tell yourself,” Qara said fiercely. “You have to believe that it was necessary. That it stopped something worse. And even if it wasn’t, it’s the lie we’ll tell ourselves, starting today and every day afterward. You made your choice. There’s nothing you can do about it now. It’s over.”

352. “This is what you have to tell yourself,” Qara said fiercely. “You have to believe that it was necessary. That it stopped something worse. And even if it wasn’t, it’s the lie we’ll tell ourselves, starting today and every day afterward. You made your choice. There’s nothing you can do about it now. It’s over.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “But I need to survive this, somehow. And the truth would destroy me. So I simply must continue to live with this ghost, to grow accustomed to her face lingering on the backs of my eyelids. We must find some other equilibrium of coexistence that does not involve my giving her the only thing she wants.”

353. “But I need to survive this, somehow. And the truth would destroy me. So I simply must continue to live with this ghost, to grow accustomed to her face lingering on the backs of my eyelids. We must find some other equilibrium of coexistence that does not involve my giving her the only thing she wants.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “But that’s what I need right now: a child’s blind faith that the world is so simple, and that if I didn’t mean to do a bad thing, then none of this is my fault.”

354. “But that’s what I need right now: a child’s blind faith that the world is so simple, and that if I didn’t mean to do a bad thing, then none of this is my fault.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “A weak body was just the same as a weak mind; either might afflict you, and both disqualified you from genius.”

355. “A weak body was just the same as a weak mind; either might afflict you, and both disqualified you from genius.”

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.”

356. “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: “But I’ve no clue what I have to offer her – I don’t possess anywhere near the clout, the popularity, or the connections to make the time she spends with me worthwhile.”

357. “But I’ve no clue what I have to offer her – I don’t possess anywhere near the clout, the popularity, or the connections to make the time she spends with me worthwhile.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Reading should be an enjoyable experience, not a chore.”

358. “Reading should be an enjoyable experience, not a chore.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “You’re so much stronger than I am” said Altan. Then he let her go.”

359. “You’re so much stronger than I am” said Altan. Then he let her go.”

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

360. “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.”

361. “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: “How do you expect to reach the spirit realm when you’re obsessing over the things in front of you? I know why it’s hard for you. You like beating your classmates. You like harboring your old grudges. It feels good to hate, doesn’t it? Up until now you’ve been storing your anger up and using it as fuel. But unless you learn to let it go, you are never going to find your way to the gods.”

362. “How do you expect to reach the spirit realm when you’re obsessing over the things in front of you? I know why it’s hard for you. You like beating your classmates. You like harboring your old grudges. It feels good to hate, doesn’t it? Up until now you’ve been storing your anger up and using it as fuel. But unless you learn to let it go, you are never going to find your way to the gods.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “She gazed at Peter and thought, ‘I wish I were the night, so that I might watch your sleep with a thousand eyes.”

363. “She gazed at Peter and thought, ‘I wish I were the night, so that I might watch your sleep with a thousand eyes.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “You’ve known Nezha for a few years,” he said. “You met him when he’d perfected his masks and pretensions. But I’ve known him since we were children. You think that he’s invincible, but he is more fragile than you think. Yes, I know he’s a prick. But I also know that he’d throw himself off a cliff for you. Please stop trying to break him.”

364. “You’ve known Nezha for a few years,” he said. “You met him when he’d perfected his masks and pretensions. But I’ve known him since we were children. You think that he’s invincible, but he is more fragile than you think. Yes, I know he’s a prick. But I also know that he’d throw himself off a cliff for you. Please stop trying to break him.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “It’s not about who you are, it’s about how they see you. And once you’re mud in this country, you’re always mud.”

365. “It’s not about who you are, it’s about how they see you. And once you’re mud in this country, you’re always mud.”

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

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

R.F. Kuang Quote: “I don’t need to impress him. I’m impressive enough as is.”

367. “I don’t need to impress him. I’m impressive enough as is.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Because I don’t dream in chinese.”

368. “Because I don’t dream in chinese.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “He pulled her in against him so hard that she stiffened on instinct. Then she relaxed, because Nezha was so warm, so solid, and hugging him was such a wonderful feeling that she just wanted to bury her face into his uniform and stand there for a very long time.”

369. “He pulled her in against him so hard that she stiffened on instinct. Then she relaxed, because Nezha was so warm, so solid, and hugging him was such a wonderful feeling that she just wanted to bury her face into his uniform and stand there for a very long time.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “What’s the worst that could happen?” “You’re so young,” he said softly. “You have no idea.”

370. “What’s the worst that could happen?” “You’re so young,” he said softly. “You have no idea.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “But theirs had always been a broken country. It had never been unified, not truly; it had only ever been held tightly together by steel and blood, a facade of internal unity, while factions always threated to split from within. Rin had forced those tensions to the surface, and then to their breaking point. She’d forced the Nikara to confront the greatest lie it had ever told about itself – that there had been a united Nikara Empire at all.”

371. “But theirs had always been a broken country. It had never been unified, not truly; it had only ever been held tightly together by steel and blood, a facade of internal unity, while factions always threated to split from within. Rin had forced those tensions to the surface, and then to their breaking point. She’d forced the Nikara to confront the greatest lie it had ever told about itself – that there had been a united Nikara Empire at all.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “I’ve written myself into a corner. The first two-thirds of the book were a breeze to compose, but what do I do with the ending? Where do I leave my protagonist, now that there’s a hungry ghost in the mix, and no clear resolution?”

372. “I’ve written myself into a corner. The first two-thirds of the book were a breeze to compose, but what do I do with the ending? Where do I leave my protagonist, now that there’s a hungry ghost in the mix, and no clear resolution?”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Dying was easy. Living was so much harder – that was the most important lesson Altan had ever taught her.”

373. “Dying was easy. Living was so much harder – that was the most important lesson Altan had ever taught her.”

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.”

374. “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.”

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

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

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Is it uncomfortable?’ Robin asked, trying valiantly to prove his own lack of prejudice. ‘Wearing trousers, I mean?’ ‘It’s not, in fact, since we have two legs and not fish tails.’ She extended her hand to him. ‘Victoire Desgraves.”

377. “Is it uncomfortable?’ Robin asked, trying valiantly to prove his own lack of prejudice. ‘Wearing trousers, I mean?’ ‘It’s not, in fact, since we have two legs and not fish tails.’ She extended her hand to him. ‘Victoire Desgraves.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “What say you, then, To times, when half the city shall break out Full of one passion, vengeance, rage, or fear? WILLIAM WORDSWORTH, The Prelude.”

378. “What say you, then, To times, when half the city shall break out Full of one passion, vengeance, rage, or fear? WILLIAM WORDSWORTH, The Prelude.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “We screamed back and forth a little more, relishing the other’s presence at the other end of the line, for it was so nice to know someone who understood this exact dream, who knew how mere words can become sentences can become a completed masterpiece, how that masterpiece can rocket you into a wholly unrecognizable world where you have everything – a world you wrote for yourself.”

379. “We screamed back and forth a little more, relishing the other’s presence at the other end of the line, for it was so nice to know someone who understood this exact dream, who knew how mere words can become sentences can become a completed masterpiece, how that masterpiece can rocket you into a wholly unrecognizable world where you have everything – a world you wrote for yourself.”

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

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

R.F. Kuang Quote: “In all the stories, sojourners in Hell rarely perished there. It was in the world of the living where they met their tragic ends.”

381. “In all the stories, sojourners in Hell rarely perished there. It was in the world of the living where they met their tragic ends.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “What is this?” “It’s the Bone-Burning Fire Oil Magic Bomb,” Ramsa said. “New model.” “Cool.” Suni leaned toward the bag. “What’s in it?” “Tung oil, sal ammoniac, scallion juice, and feces.” Ramsa rattled off the ingredients with relish. Altan looked faintly alarmed. “Whose feces?” “That’s not important,” Ramsa said hastily.”

382. “What is this?” “It’s the Bone-Burning Fire Oil Magic Bomb,” Ramsa said. “New model.” “Cool.” Suni leaned toward the bag. “What’s in it?” “Tung oil, sal ammoniac, scallion juice, and feces.” Ramsa rattled off the ingredients with relish. Altan looked faintly alarmed. “Whose feces?” “That’s not important,” Ramsa said hastily.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “It’s a vicious circle of profit, and unless some outside force breaks the cycle, sooner or later Britain will possess all the wealth in the world.”

383. “It’s a vicious circle of profit, and unless some outside force breaks the cycle, sooner or later Britain will possess all the wealth in the world.”

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

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

R.F. Kuang Quote: “If this organizational competence strikes one as surprising, remember that both Babel and the British government made a great mistake in assuming all antisilver movements of the century were spontaneous riots carried out by uneducated, discontented lowlifes.”

385. “If this organizational competence strikes one as surprising, remember that both Babel and the British government made a great mistake in assuming all antisilver movements of the century were spontaneous riots carried out by uneducated, discontented lowlifes.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “You can’t kill a movement.”

386. “You can’t kill a movement.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “They had a god to kill. A world to reshape. An Empress to overthrow.”

387. “They had a god to kill. A world to reshape. An Empress to overthrow.”

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.”

388. “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: “You don’t fix hurts by pretending they never happened. You treat them like infected wounds. You dig deep with a burning knife and gouge out the rotten flesh and then, maybe, you have a chance to heal.”

389. “You don’t fix hurts by pretending they never happened. You treat them like infected wounds. You dig deep with a burning knife and gouge out the rotten flesh and then, maybe, you have a chance to heal.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Hate was a funny thing. It gnawed at her insides like poison. It made every muscle in her body tense, made her veins boil so hot she thought her head might split in half, and yet it fueled everything she did. Hate was its own kind of fire and if you had nothing else, it kept you warm.”

390. “Hate was a funny thing. It gnawed at her insides like poison. It made every muscle in her body tense, made her veins boil so hot she thought her head might split in half, and yet it fueled everything she did. Hate was its own kind of fire and if you had nothing else, it kept you warm.”

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.”

391. “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 have to die to get their pity,’ said Victoire. ‘We have to die for them to find us noble. Our deaths are thus great acts of rebellion, a wretched lament that highlights their inhumanity. Our deaths become their battle cry.”

392. “We have to die to get their pity,’ said Victoire. ‘We have to die for them to find us noble. Our deaths are thus great acts of rebellion, a wretched lament that highlights their inhumanity. Our deaths become their battle cry.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “She passed her time sleeping. She wanted to sleep all the time now, especially after meals, and when she did it was a heavy and dreamless sleep. She wondered if her food and drink were drugged. Somehow, she was almost grateful for this. It was worse to be alone with her thoughts.”

393. “She passed her time sleeping. She wanted to sleep all the time now, especially after meals, and when she did it was a heavy and dreamless sleep. She wondered if her food and drink were drugged. Somehow, she was almost grateful for this. It was worse to be alone with her thoughts.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Those who had nothing substantial to brag about bragged the loudest. Stay silent and ignore the chattering crowd – this was proof you had something real to be proud of.”

394. “Those who had nothing substantial to brag about bragged the loudest. Stay silent and ignore the chattering crowd – this was proof you had something real to be proud of.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “You never want to hurt them. But you have to. You have to put them through hell, because that’s the only way anyone else will survive.”

395. “You never want to hurt them. But you have to. You have to put them through hell, because that’s the only way anyone else will survive.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Her shoulders crumpled. Robin held her tight against him. What an anchor she was, he thought, an anchor he did not deserve. She was his rock, his light, the sole presence that had kept him going. And he wished, he wished, that was enough for him to hold on to.”

396. “Her shoulders crumpled. Robin held her tight against him. What an anchor she was, he thought, an anchor he did not deserve. She was his rock, his light, the sole presence that had kept him going. And he wished, he wished, that was enough for him to hold on to.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “They became what they’d aspired to be since their first year – aloof, brilliant, and fatigued to the bone. They were miserable. They slept and ate too little, read too much, and fell completely out of touch with matters outside Oxford or Babel. They ignored the life of the world; they lived only the life of the mind. They adored it.”

397. “They became what they’d aspired to be since their first year – aloof, brilliant, and fatigued to the bone. They were miserable. They slept and ate too little, read too much, and fell completely out of touch with matters outside Oxford or Babel. They ignored the life of the world; they lived only the life of the mind. They adored it.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “War didn’t end, not so cleanly – it just kept building up in little hurts that piled on one another until they exploded afresh into raw new wounds.”

398. “War didn’t end, not so cleanly – it just kept building up in little hurts that piled on one another until they exploded afresh into raw new wounds.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “She suspected that he, too, wanted to suspend reality and break the rules, to ignore the fact that they were about to part forever and just share these last jugs of wine.”

399. “She suspected that he, too, wanted to suspend reality and break the rules, to ignore the fact that they were about to part forever and just share these last jugs of wine.”

R.F. Kuang Quote: “Don’t think about absolutes, think about the details. Every day, every hour that you can maintain an information asymmetry, you do it.”

400. “Don’t think about absolutes, think about the details. Every day, every hour that you can maintain an information asymmetry, you do it.”

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