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1 " I belong to that small group of chosen people, who because of their superior knowledge and talents are far above ordinary human rules and limitations. We have advanced beyond such conventional notions as ‘good' and ‘bad'. "
― Robert van Gulik , The Haunted Monastery
2 " You have now learned the valuable lesson, Dee, that law and custom are only there for the common people; they don't apply to exalted persons like me. "
3 " Con người chỉ là vật mọnCông lý mới là trên hết. "
― Robert van Gulik , The Chinese Bell Murders
4 " Though everything will seem dark to you now, remember that even behind the darkest clouds of night there shines the moon of dawn. "
― Robert van Gulik , Judge Dee at Work: Eight Chinese Detective Stories
5 " Yau proposed another round, then asked: 'Is it true that to the west of the Khalif's domain there live white-skinned people, with blue eyes and yellow hair?''There can't be men like that!' Chiao Tai protested. 'Must be ghosts or devils!'(49) "
― Robert van Gulik , Murder in Canton
6 " Justice outweighs human life. "
