Top 60 Sue Lynn Tan Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “Not every battle could be won with brute force; sometimes it was water that could wear down stone.”

— Sue Lynn Tan

2. “When the battle lines are drawn, advance with a clear mind.”

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3. “Love is a privilege, not a possession. We can’t control our own feelings, much less those of others. Sometimes love means letting go – for yourself, if not for them.”

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4. “As long as you are mine as I am yours, we have all the time in the world.”

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5. “We should appreciate the flower, regardless of its roots.”

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6. “Titles are inherited, talent might be blood-bound, but true greatness lies within.”

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7. “I had always thought life was a road, twisting and turning with the vagaries of fate. Luck and opportunity, gifts beyond our control. As I gazed across the endless night, it dawned on me then, that our paths were forged from the choices we made. Whether to reach for an opportunity or to let it pass by. To be swept up with changed or to hold your ground.”

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8. “Some scars are carved into our bones – a part of who we are, shaping what we become.”

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9. “Why would a falcon want to be a nightingale?”

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10. “Why would you want to look like her? Why would a falcon want to be a nightingale?”

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11. “Never again would I be content to remain in the shadows.”

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12. “They were beautiful, yet something vital in them had been lost. Once you had seen the full moon, the crescent lost its charm.”

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13. “You’ll never grow if you only do what you’re good at... The most difficult things are often the most worth while.”

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14. “Yet as much as I loved him, I loved myself more. And as I was discovering, there was no end to love-it was something which grew and renewed endlessly, expanding to encompass each new horizon. Family. Friends. And other lovers, too-none of them the same- yet each precious in their own way.”

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15. “Never did I imagine such luminous joy existed, and never again would I be content to remain in the shadows.”

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16. “Cry. Shout. Strike me if you will. Just don’t treat me like a stranger. Don’t pretend to be all right when you are not.”

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17. “Why did I fall in love with someone who takes such pleasure in grinding my pride into the dust?” My lips parted in disbelief.”

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18. “I would not yearn after what had been lost, impossible to regain. I would look to the days ahead, to the happiness which awaited me there... if only I were brave and steadfast enough to reach for it.”

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19. “I was no longer a child willing to drift with the ride – I would steer against the current if I had to. and if I won, by some miraculous stroke of luck, I would never be helpless again.”

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20. “My father slew the suns. My mother lights the moon.”

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21. “Everyone has their own troubles; some lay them bare while others hide them better. For myself, I do what I can to stretch the boundaries which chafe, even if it’s just a little each time. Who knows when the slightest shift might make a difference?”

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22. “How could I have wept in Wenzhi’s arms, the arms of my enemy? A betrayal of Liwei and myself.”

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23. “My path, which had seemed a straight road, had taken a turn into the wilderness – and I was lost.”

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24. “I will never be free of my sorrow. And yet, I would do it again, even knowing all which came after. Because it meant I had you.”

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25. “Better a Demon in name than one by nature. Striking the innocent, preying on the weak.” I did not deny his false accusations; it would do no good.”

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26. “Hate me then, for I would rather have your hatred than indifference.” His eyes were the shade of wintry rivers, glints of light traveling in their depths. “The past can’t be undone, but my hope lies in our future. Trust me with your heart again and you will find the truth of mine. For you are the reason I rise each day, for you I live and breathe.”

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27. “A glorious future beckoned on the horizon. Yet I still clung to a shred of my past, as a flowering peach blossom tree yearning for its fallen bloom.”

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28. “Sometimes, by treating others with mistrust, you invite it upon yourself. By refusing to see the good in them, you might lose something precious that you never allowed yourself to find.”

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29. “My future stretched before me, lonely and bleak – a lifetime of servitude without hope of betterment. An unwanted tear welled up in the corner of my eye. I had learned to swallow them, inhaling sharply or blinking them away. But as I was alone, I let it trail down my cheek.”

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30. “We each had our own burdens to bear and we alone knew their true cost, and whether we could pay it.”

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31. “She looked like she had stepped out from one of those scroll paintings depicting the classic ideals of beauty.”

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32. “Love is worthless,” Wugang sneered. “Fleeting, inconstant, and shifting like the wind. All it yields is sorrow in the end, whether through indifference, betrayal, or spite. Those truly powerful have no need for love – a weakness, as it brought you all down today.”

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33. “How dark the night that stretched before us, yet ablaze with the light of the moon and stars, it felt as bright as day.”

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34. “Daughter, you are mortal-born, yet immortality flows in your veins. Your home should be here, yet you live on the moon. You, more than anyone, should have learned that nothing is impossible.”

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35. “Was this where all paths to love led? Heartbreak, whether through separation, betrayal, or death? Was the fleeting joy worth the sorrow that came after?”

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36. “How foolish I had been to think everything would work out, just like in the books I had read: the lost child found by his mother, the monster defeated by a valiant warrior, the princess saved by the prince. But I was no princess and fairy tales did not exist for the likes of me, not even in heaven.”

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37. “Those nights when my pain was at its sharpest, it would have been so easy to slide into resentment and hatred. Yet as much as I loved him, I loved myself more. And as I was discovering, there was no end to love- it was something which grew and renewed endlessly, expanding to encompass each new horizon. Family. Friends. And other lovers, too – nove of them the same – yet each so precious in their own way.”

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38. “Why was it that the times which called for greatest strength were when we were at our weakest?”

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39. “There are things I want which you know nothing of. I do have my own dreams.”

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40. “There is no greater unity than a common danger.”

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41. “But we could not keep hiding and burying our hurt, especially from those we loved. I had learned that through the pain lay forgiveness, growth, and the eventual healing of our wounds.”

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42. “I helped you because I liked you. You speak your mind, you take pride in yourself. You’re honest in what you want, and fearless in reaching for it. You don’t pretend to be someone else around me. And while you didn’t know who I was then, that holds true even now.”

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43. “I do care,” he ground out. “despite my sense, my judgement and honor – I cannot help but care.”

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44. “I ordered Lady Hualing not to harm you. She agreed – but you, Xingyin, have a knack of evoking strong emotions in those you meet. To both your benefit and detriment.”

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45. “According to my father, there can be no respect without fear. To be a powerful leader, one needs to govern with an iron hand, to crush resistance with even greater strength. I’m a disappointment to him;.”

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46. “What use were adventures when there was no one to share them with?”

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47. “In truth, the mortals could teach us far more in resilience and strength of will, as they bore the trials that came their way.”

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48. “The ground now glittered like stardust, and in the world below, the mortals would be lifting their heads to the curved wedge of light in the sky, its face partially hidden.”

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49. “Was closing one’s heart to love – all love – the only way to contentment? Had I not imagined so myself, during those long months of misery? Indeed, my darkest moments were when I had left my loved ones. And yet... the happiest times of my life had been with them too.”

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50. “Be careful, Little Star.” Ping’er’s hand touched my cheek gently. “The darkest of nights is when the stars shine brightest.”

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