Lian Hearn quotes
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“She entered a state where prayer and poetry became one and the everyday world seemed full of holiness and significance.”
-- Lian HearnSource : Lian Hearn (2008). “Brilliance of the Moon: Tales of the Otori”, p.296, Pan Macmillan
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“...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.”
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“Death comes suddenly and life is fragile and brief. No one can alter this either by prayers or spells.”
-- Lian HearnSource : Lian Hearn (2008). “Across the Nightingale Floor: Tales of the Otori”, p.13, Pan Macmillan
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“I miss the days when I was alone with my characters and no one else knew them except me.”
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“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.”
-- Lian HearnSource : Lian Hearn (2008). “Across the Nightingale Floor: Tales of the Otori”, p.242, Pan Macmillan
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“When illusions are shattered by truth, talent is set free.”
-- Lian HearnSource : Lian Hearn (2005). “Across the Nightingale Floor: Journey to Inuyama. episode 2”, Puffin
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“Don't you know the man whose life you spare will always hate you?”
-- Lian HearnSource : Lian Hearn (2008). “Across the Nightingale Floor: Tales of the Otori”, p.99, Pan Macmillan
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“How was it possible for the world to be so beautiful and so cruel at the same time?”
-- Lian HearnSource : Lian Hearn (2008). “Across the Nightingale Floor: Tales of the Otori”, p.98, Pan Macmillan
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“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 HearnSource : Lian Hearn (2008). “Across the Nightingale Floor: Tales of the Otori”, p.34, Pan Macmillan
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“It's like a spell. It's so strong I can't fight it. Is love always like this?”
-- Lian HearnSource : Lian Hearn (2008). “Brilliance of the Moon: Tales of the Otori”, p.60, Pan Macmillan
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“The less people think of you, the more they will reveal to you or in your presence.”
-- Lian HearnSource : Lian Hearn (2008). “Across the Nightingale Floor: Tales of the Otori”, p.77, Pan Macmillan
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“I am not made for despair”
-- Lian HearnSource : Lian Hearn (2008). “Across the Nightingale Floor: Tales of the Otori”, p.66, Pan Macmillan
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“I believe the test of government is the contentment of the people.”
-- Lian HearnSource : Lian Hearn (2005). “Across the Nightingale Floor: Journey to Inuyama. episode 2”, Puffin
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“..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 HearnSource : Lian Hearn (2008). “Brilliance of the Moon: Tales of the Otori”, p.316, Pan Macmillan
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