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101 " There is far more happiness in a life that is your own,” his father had said to Jizu, “than a life in which you are handed the lines to say and shown the gestures to make. Do not ever be ambitious. "
― Ken Liu , The Grace of Kings (The Dandelion Dynasty, #1)
102 " There is a time for flight, and a time for descent; a time for movement, and a time for rest; a time to do, and a time to prepare.” “This "
103 " A bird needs both long and short feathers to fly,” said Jia. “You need to learn to work with different kinds of people.” Kuni nodded, glad of Jia’s wisdom. "
104 " I’m not asking you to do anything of the sort—I know you can’t marry someone as a cold, political act. But you’ll be far from me, and I know well how loneliness eats away at affections and passions. You must marry someone you love, someone who’ll be your companion and trusted adviser. You need such a voice by your side, especially in moments of doubt.” Kuni "
105 " Emperor Erishi had let his bladder go. The guards dropped their swords. "
106 " They were like the sand and mud stirred up by the ocean. If you scooped up a cup of seawater, it would be full of swirling chaos that obscured the light. But if you waited patiently, eventually the common dross and dregs would settle to the bottom, where they belonged, and the clear water would allow the light through, the noble and the pure. "
107 " If someone had informed him that men were dying every day in the Islands for lack of a cup of rice, he would have been surprised. “Why do they insist on eating rice? Meat is so much better! "
108 " When you want to catch a big fish, you have to let out a long line. This isn’t over, you know? Winning is easy; staying as the winner, now that’s hard. "
109 " The friendship of kings is like the promise of a drunkard,” said the beggar. "
110 " If one abandons all ideals, then the world will be without substance. "
111 " All life is an experiment.’” “A "
112 " Who can plan so far ahead? I just promise myself to do the most interesting thing every time there’s an opportunity. "
113 " It is the rare man who would be as severe with himself as he is with his wife, "
114 " Though Kuni had once been a gambler, he had already accomplished much. And achievement had a way of lowering a man’s tolerance for risk. "
115 " Cogo had drilled into him the belief that a king was always on display, and always speaking, even when he was silent. People were always watching, inferring meaning from how he held his hands, how he seemed to listen or not listen, how he stifled a yawn or drank his tea. In the minds of those around him, there were plots and plots upon plots. "
116 " A bird needs both long and short feathers to fly,” said Jia. “You need to learn to work with different kinds of people. "