“Life is not about reward and punishment,” said Xuen. “It is about understanding, accepting who oneself is right now, in order to know what to change, and how.”
“How have you managed to survive for so long, Saurfang? Not fallen victim to your own memories?” Saurfang smiled. “I don’t eat pork.”
“Cooperation was possible; he’d seen it. Every individual was unique—and could grow.”
“All nights end, and all storms clear. The only storms that last are those within your own soul.”
“Such was the way of the discontented. No proof, no explanation or reason would ever be enough to disabuse them of tightly held, deeply cherished grievances.”
“He stabbed a sharp-nailed digit in the direction of the Shattered Straits,”
“shape about the size of a large dog hovering a few yards over his head.”
“And in whatever afterlife your precious Light grants you, your parents will wish Queen Tiffin had miscarried.”
“Thus is the blessing of Chi-Ji,” the crane said. “No more shall die this day. Take this second chance, and use it wisely.”
“Wishes do not a world make. We do the best we can where we are, every minute, every breath. We make mistakes, and we have to live with them. We try to learn from them. And that is all we can do.”
“Jung didn’t try to separate good and evil. He knew that both exist in every human heart. He called the propensity to evil the Shadow. And he believed that trying to deny or repress the Shadow is dangerous. Because it can’t be done. He believed you have to recognize your Shadow, come to grips with it, accept it, and integrate it.”
“Cautious silence then, “She haul her ass from Florida?”
“We’re at the diner havin’ lunch.”
Total silence then, “Brother…” pause then, “fuck, it good?”
He smiled at his wife. Then he told Tate quietly, “Yeah, brother, all good.”
“The Bombyx mori caterpillar," her brother supplied, thinking of snack time at the Shaolin Temple. "It tastes like chicken.”
“This is what I'm wearing. This is my favorite thing to wear, and since it's the last time I'll ever get to choose my own outfit, I'm choosing this, because I love it and it's mine. I don't care what I look like.”
“You must pray to God for forgiveness because I can give you none”
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