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1 " But, as your saints teach and we have always known, attachment enslaves you. Only those free from it see the world as it really is and have power over themselves and all things. "
― Lian Hearn , Autumn Princess, Dragon Child (Tale of Shikanoko, #2)
2 " I am what I am and what I have always been, a poor soul on a journey. "
― Lian Hearn , Emperor of the Eight Islands (Tale of Shikanoko, #1)
3 " The bonds between husband and wife spring from deep laws of destiny and should not be broken lightly. "
4 " But just as the river is always at the door, so is the world always outside. And it is in the world that we have to live. "
― Lian Hearn , Across the Nightingale Floor (Tales of the Otori, #1)
5 " Like young fern shootsmy child's fingers curled.I did not expect,in the fifth month, frost. "
― Lian Hearn , Heaven's Net Is Wide (Tales of the Otori, #0)
6 " ..while I was happy enough to pray to any god, knowing that they were simply different faces created by men, of one indivisible truth. "
― Lian Hearn , Brilliance of the Moon (Tales of the Otori, #3)
7 " I miss the days when I was alone with my characters and no one else knew them except me. "
― Lian Hearn
8 " I am not made for despair "
9 " Cuando cruzamos el puente examiné la inscripción de Shigeru me había leído en su día: "El clan Otori da la bienvenida a los justos y los leales. Que los injustos y los desleales sean precavidos". "Los injustos y desleales". Como yo. Desleal a Shigeru, quien me había legado sus tierras; tan injusto como los miembros de la tribu, injusto y cruel. "
― Lian Hearn , Grass for His Pillow (Tales of the Otori, #2)
10 " The less people think of you, the more they will reveal to you or in your presence. "
11 " How was it possible for the world to be so beautiful and so cruel at the same time? "
12 " I believe the test of government is the contentment of the people. "
13 " When illusions are shattered by truth, talent is set free. "
14 " It's like a spell. It's so strong I can't fight it. Is love always like this? "
15 " The painter had achieved what we would all like to do: capture time and make it stand still "
16 " It's what you do to yourself when you go mad with rage. You have no idea how much you can hurt yourself with your own strength. "
17 " Death comes suddenly and life is fragile and brief. No one can alter this either by prayers or spells. "
18 " ...What does the blessing of heaven mean? We know the kirin is just an animal, not a mythical creature."It has become a symbol now.... That is the way human beings deal with the world. "
― Lian Hearn , The Harsh Cry of the Heron (Tales of the Otori, #4)
19 " The best way is to be strong enough to make your enemy think twice about attacking you, yet not so aggressive that he feels threatened. Keep your sword sheathed as long as you can, but once it is unsheathed, use it without hesitation. "
20 " Don't you know the man whose life you spare will always hate you? "
