Top 140 Sue Lynn Tan Quotes (2026 Update)
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101. “My heart is yours; it has always been yours,” he said.”

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102. “Some knowledge beats in our hearts, while others are learned by the body and mind.”

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103. “The past is embedded in who we are, whether we choose to change or keep our course. Without our history, we are unmarked sheets of paper.”

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104. “Kindness is never a duty.”

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105. “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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106. “As for him, he had learned his lesson better than I had, pursuing her with unwavering dedication, risking everything, even choosing her life over his.”

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107. “A piece of silver can change a person’s life, while it will do nothing sitting in a miser’s purse.”

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108. “Being good and being brave are not the same. A compassionate coward can inflict as much damage as any villain.”

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109. “But if anyone brings you such misery, cut them loose. Find your people, those who fill your heart rather than take from it.”

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110. “Praying for guidance from their departed ancestors. Honoring and remembering their loved ones who have passed. The lanterns are also meant to guide wandering spirits back to their realm.”

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111. “Welcome back, my beloved.”

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112. “Life was not perfect; there were always hidden wounds, pain disguised beneath a smile, a price to any happiness possessed. We had to bear our burdens the best we could, for we alone knew their true weight.”

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113. “For the fools do not fear the odds, the reckless do not care, and only the truly brave proceed regardless.”

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114. “There were also quieter moments of simple companionship, the kind when your soul is at peace, when your heart is whole. When you want nothing more from life... content to simply exist. This was how I felt when he was with me.”

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115. “Everyone knew the tale of how my father had shot the suns, of my mother flying to the moon – yet sometimes in these legends it was not the how but the why. Some might think us weaker for our love, but it gave us strength we did not know we possessed. No longer would I flee, no longer would I doubt. I would step out from the shadows of my past and turn my face to what lay ahead. To live a life with love, was to live without regret. At last, I was home.”

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116. “To show mercy in a battle was to leave your back unguarded.”

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117. “Some walls were built by others, while some were of our own making. The hardest to escape were those we chose to remain behind of our own will.”

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118. “Some people go their whole lives looking for these things, never finding them. Nobody’s life is perfect, it’s just what we choose to see when we look at ours.”

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119. “Family, whether through blood or bond, who gave a place its heart. And that was more important than any tile or brick, whether of gold, silver, or jade.”

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120. “Those who have enough often forget those in need – not because they’re unkind – but because it makes them uneasy, evoking guilt that they have so much while others, nothing. Life is inherently unfair.”

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121. “Sometimes we found ourseves in situations where we were forced to deceive against our will, our inclination and hearts.”

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122. “I had learned that through the pain lay forgiveness, growth, and the eventual healing of our wounds.”

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123. “Life is not fair. We cannot help how the dice fall, but it’s our choice whether to keep playing.”

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124. “To be in power was to have a constant light shone over you. While it glittered from afar, any flaws or mistakes were magnified tenfold.”

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125. “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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126. “Life was not about right or wrong but finding our own way, learning what made us happy, what filled our lives – instead of looking to others for it.”

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127. “All around were wooden shelves crammed with books and scrolls, each promising a safe escape to magical realms, a glimpse into the mysteries of our world, excitement and wonder in their pages. This was wealth.”

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128. “My heart is yours; it has always been yours,” he said. “You don’t have to answer me now. I know you need time to be with your mother and to think things through. I was wrong before; I did not fight hard enough for us then. But I will never fail you again.” He spoke the last words as solemnly as a vow.”

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129. “Even those are bound to the past, for they cannot be new without the old. Whatever the past, it should not be ignored – but acknowledged, embraced, accepted. Only once we understand who we were, and what we are now, can we claim our future.”

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130. “He had claimed he cared for me, and then taken everything I held dear. If this was his love, I did not want it.”

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131. “Wenzhi’s fingers toyed with the rim of his cup. “There might be a field of flowers, yet all I need is one.”

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132. “Whatever lay between us, even if it was real – it was not meant to last. And no matter the temptation, I would never trade my kingdom for my heart.”

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133. “What we do is not a reflection of who we are.”

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134. “Tradition and history should be a guide but not a yoke. If something was wrong, the past was not a reason to keep it so.”

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135. “At last I had learned one of life’s elusive mysteries, that the true meaning of eternity lay not in the endless years but in having someone to share them with.”

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136. “When your days are dark, you forget the existence of dawn.”

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137. “I am proud of you, my daughter, whether you do this or not. If you cannot, there is no shame. Say it now, and we will find another way.”

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138. “His Celestial Majesty had taken enough from my family: my father’s immortality, my mother’s freedom, and now our home.”

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139. “Where you go, I go,” he whispered into my ear. “Now, and always.”

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140. “Let us leave the stars as they are, for tonight they are where they should be.”

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141. “When we met, I felt there were no walls between us. That you were someone I could speak freely with. I’d like us to be friends, if you want that, too?” he asked gently.”

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142. “You must be careful in whom you place your trust.”

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143. “I would embrace the pain, for it meant that I loved her-and I would never forget.”

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