Quotes by Chinese Authors - Page 5

Every battle is won before it is fought.
Sun Tzu
You have two lives the second one begins when you realize you only have one
Chinese Proverb
A momentary smile appeared on Cogo's face before fading away. No matter how many times he saw it, he was still amazed by how Kuni's sincerity shaded into an instinct for political theater. He was, of course, moved by the loyalty of a man who would rather be in jail than betray him, but he also knew to play it for all it was worth to cement even more loyalty.
Ken Liu
Keep the enemy in the dark about where and when our forces will attack.
Mao Zedong
Тhe gentle overcomes the rigid.The slow overcomes the fast.The weak overcomes the strong."…"Everyone knows that the yielding overcomes the stiff,and the soft overcomes the hard.Yet no one applies this knowledge.
Lao Tzu
High mature digital organizations stretch out in every business dimension.
Pearl Zhu
Don't worry, darling. I'll look out for myself. And I've reached an age when I have no problem telling someone to fuck off.
Sherry Thomas
Maturity is about ripeness, thoughtfulness, quality, balance, and wisdom.
Pearl Zhu
Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are.When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
Lao Tzu
I envied these women I saw before me, their beauty still intact. Life has its revenge of life. Untimely death is the secret of eternal youth.
Shan Sa
She wonders if this is what people call falling in love, the desire to be with someone for every minute of the rest of her life so strong that sometimes she is frightened of herself.
Yiyun Li
He who advances without seeking fame,Who retreats without escaping blame,He whose one aim is to protect his people and serve his lord,The man is a jewel of the Realm
Sun Tzu
a generation:the black night gave me black eyesstill I use them to seek the light
Gu Cheng
As you can see, I keep my word,” I call to the rest of the crowd. “Do not take advantage of my generosity, and I will not take advantage of your weakness.
Marie Lu
Men’s strengths go hand in hand with their weaknesses. That is why there is no such thing as an invincible warrior, and why heroes die.
Shan Sa
The Republic's most wanted criminal is just a boy, sitting before me, suddenly vulnerable, laying all his weaknesses out for me to see.
Marie Lu
Day, the champion of the people, the one who can't bear to see those around him suffer on his behalf, who would gladly give his life for those he loves.
Marie Lu
Night is the sleep of seven wax mothsDawn is the singing of five mermaidsNoon is the scratching of three field miceDusk is the shadow of a crow
Xi Chuan
Day will move on and live his life. So will I. We will be okay. Someday, perhaps in the far and distant future, we'll find each other again.
Marie Lu
I've never thought of describing her beauty as delicate, because delicate just isn't a word that fits June... but here, now that she's sick, I realize just how fragile she can be.
Marie Lu
Someone's going to be very pleased to see you.""I don't think the Elector will be as excited as you think.""I wasn't talking about the Elector."My heart jumps at that.
Marie Lu
June will break your heart. I can see it already. She'll shatter you into a million pieces.
Marie Lu
Stay safe. I want to see you again when all this is done.
Marie Lu
I'd forgotten that a boy from the streets is no match for the future Princeps.
Marie Lu
I need to let him go.
Marie Lu
You led the soldiers right to my family's door. You're the reason they're dead.
Marie Lu
I'm so sorry. I am so sorry for everything.
Marie Lu
I certainly don't understand all these strange new feelings inside me--am I here because I love him, or because I owe him?
Marie Lu
Goodnight, June.
Marie Lu
Money is the most important thing in the world, you know. Money can buy you happiness, and I don't care what anyone else thinks.
Marie Lu
My heart's been torn wide open, just like I feared it would be, and I have no willpower to close it back up. Any barrier I might've succeeded in putting up around myself, any resistance I might've built up against my feelings for her, is now completely gone. Shattered.
Marie Lu
June," Day murmurs. I feel a strange warmth at the sound of my name on his lips.
Marie Lu
I find myself pausing to admire her face.For a brief moment, I'm lost to my surroundings.
Marie Lu
He returns my smile. His teeth are beautiful, the loveliest I've seen so far on these streets.
Marie Lu
The Republic is weak and broken." I narrow my eyes. "But it is still your country. Fight for it. This is your home, not theirs.
Marie Lu
It’s you,” he whispers. There is wonder in his voice. “Is it?” I whisper back, my voice trembling with all the emotions I’ve kept hidden for so long
Marie Lu
A crack of lightning, an explosion of thunder, the sound of pounding rain.
Marie Lu
You still belong on the other side of the looking glass. Someday, when you're ready to take the step over to our side, I'll come see you again. Live well, Daniel. Make that final step count.
Marie Lu
I want to fall into the purity that is Day, soaking in his simple honesty, his heart that sits open and beating on his sleeve.
Marie Lu
Day, the boy from the streets with nothing except the clothes on his back and the earnestness in his eyes, owns my heart.
Marie Lu
Then I realize from the hollow sound of her gun's click that her gun isn't loaded. Apparently she just wants to slap me around with it.
Marie Lu
Then Day reaches out and touches my hand with his. He encloses it in a handshake. And just like that, I am linked with him again, I feel the pulse of our bond and his- tory and love through our hands, like a wave of magic, the return of a long-lost friend. Of something meant to be. The feeling brings tears to my eyes. Perhaps we can take a step forward together.“Hi,” he says. “I’m Daniel.” “Hi,” I reply. “I’m June.
Marie Lu
What a joke! Poor little rich girl's fallen in love with the Republic's most famous criminal.
Marie Lu
Sometimes, the sun sets earlier. Days don’t last forever, you know. But I’ll fight as hard as I can. I can promise you that.
Marie Lu
I’ve been searching a long time for something I think I lost. I felt like I found something when I saw you back there.
Marie Lu
You're brilliant,"he says."But you're a fool to stay with someone like me."I close my eyes at the touch of his hand."Then we are both fools.
Marie Lu
You should have taken me with you," I whisper to him. Then I lean my head against his and begin to cry. In my mind, I make a silent promise to my brother's killer.I will hunt you down. I will scour the streets of Los Angeles for you. Search every street in the Republic if I have to. I will trick you and deceive you, lie, cheat and steal to find you, tempt you out of your hiding place, and chase you until you have nowhere else to run. I make you this promise: your life is mine.
Marie Lu
I hope,” he replies softly, “to get to know you again. If you are open to it. There is a fog around you that I would like to clear away.
Marie Lu
You threw everything away."I bring a hand up to touch her face,to wipe the rain from her eyelashes."Your entire life-your beliefs...Why would you do that for me?"June has never looked more beautiful than she does now,unadorned and honest,vulnerable yet invincible.When lightning streaks over the sky,her dark eyes shine like gold."Because you were right,"she whispers."About all of it.
Marie Lu
We can heal. Perhaps we can return to that same place we once stood, when we were both young and innocent.
Marie Lu
Yeah, something was wrong. That was the understatement of the year.
Marie Lu
The boy who walks in the light
Marie Lu
I turn even more flustered when I remember that I have actually pistol-whipped him in the face before. Romantic.
Marie Lu
The answer from yesterday is not as critical as the questions about the future.
Pearl Zhu
Before our "company" set off, at a wink from the officer, Plumpie stood up and proposed a search. I could see that some of the others thought she was wasting our time, but our company commander cheerfully seconded her proposal. He suggested we search him first. A boy was called to do this, and found a big bunch of keys on him. Our commander acted as though he had been genuinely careless, and gave Plumpie a victorious smile. The rest of us searched each other. This roundabout way of doing things reflected a Maoist practice: things had to look as though they were the wish of the people, rather than commands from above. Hypocrisy and playacting were taken for granted.
Jung Chang
We visited Mao's old house, which had been turned into a museum-cum-shrine. It was rather grand––quite different from my idea of a lodging for exploited peasants, as I had expected it to be. A caption underneath an enormous photograph of Mao's mother said that she had been a very kind person and, because her family was relatively well off, had often given food to the poor. So our Great Leader's parents had been rich peasants! But rich peasants were class enemies! Why were Chairman Mao's parents heroes when other class enemies were objects of hate? The question frightened me so much that I immediately suppressed it.
Jung Chang
Hi, I'm Day.Hi, I'm June
Marie Lu
Digital organization is essentially a dynamic, people-centered ecosystem.
Pearl Zhu
If you never persisted, you will never succeed.
Vann Chow
If you wish to be out front, then act as if you were behind.
Lao Tzu