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Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix (Rise of the Empress, #2) QUOTES

Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix (Rise of the Empress, #2) QUOTES

1 " All my life, I've thought myself weaker than others. But everyone has to work at being brave, don't they? Day after day, in their own way. "

― Julie C. Dao , Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix (Rise of the Empress, #2)

2 " But then again, we all have dreams within reach, Jade thought. We have only to shape them to fit ourselves. "

― Julie C. Dao , Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix (Rise of the Empress, #2)

3 " Bravery isn't just about being strong and handy with a sword. Sometimes it's about resolve...or deciding whether to face a past you'd rather forgot. "

― Julie C. Dao , Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix (Rise of the Empress, #2)

4 " Sometimes I think Xifeng’s the only one who knows what women are capable of, and that’s why she’s on that throne. I don’t agree with anything she’s done, but she believed in herself, and that’s what’s missing in me. If I don’t believe in myself, why should you? Why should my people? "

― Julie C. Dao , Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix (Rise of the Empress, #2)

5 " We learn about ourselves when we learn about others,” Jade said. “We respect different ways of life as food, traditions, and storytelling are shared across borders. "

― Julie C. Dao , Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix (Rise of the Empress, #2)

6 " She was thought too gentle to rule, but perhaps they were all wrong,” Fu said. “Perhaps gentleness is necessary to temper a ruler’s ruthlessness, and not weakness at all. "

― Julie C. Dao , Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix (Rise of the Empress, #2)

7 " Though Jade had never seen or heard the ocean, she thought Xifeng's voice might sound like the sea - gentle beneath the wind, but hiding wild, untamed depths below the surface. "

― Julie C. Dao , Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix (Rise of the Empress, #2)

8 " For what is the gleam of the sun on bright metal...without the strength of its sting? "

― Julie C. Dao , Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix (Rise of the Empress, #2)

9 " The lion knows not to doubt the mouse, for size does not betray strength. "

― Julie C. Dao , Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix (Rise of the Empress, #2)

10 " The power of storytelling lies in the passing on of messages, histories, and secrets . Empress Lihua and I worked on this cloak for you before she was even pregnant with you. She knew you would come. She knew you would face a challenge of this magnitude, as the tengaru had long foretold you would. "

― Julie C. Dao , Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix (Rise of the Empress, #2)

11 " All over the gold silk lining of the brocade cloak, Amah had embroidered a secret; a map of Feng Lu, rendered in rich jewel tones and surrounded by a border of pearl-white lanterns. The five kingdoms nestled in a sea of turquoise thread representing the oceans. Symbols and images had been stitched all around the border: moon-colored cranes taking flight, red roses burning in the desert sand, a phoenix rampant in tree branches, a silvery fish, a shining sword of steel. "

― Julie C. Dao , Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix (Rise of the Empress, #2)