--- title: "1 Connection-to-others Quotes By R.F. Kuang" description: "1 Connection-to-others quotes by R.F. Kuang. Plus more from R.F. Kuang and more Connection-to-others sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/243/r-f-kuang-36478_connection-to-others_by-the-time-they-d-finished-their-tea-th_21374.jpg" --- > [“By the time they'd finished their tea, they were almost in love with each other — not quite yet, because true love took time and memories, but as close to love as first impressions could take them. The days had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-f-kuang/by-the-time-they-d-finished-their-tea-they-were-almost-in-love-with/) [R.F. Kuang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-f-kuang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/243/r-f-kuang-36478_connection-to-others_by-the-time-they-d-finished-their-tea-th_21374.jpg) ## More by R.F. Kuang > [“Those who had nothing substantial to brag about bragged the loudest. Stay silent and ignore the chattering crowd - this was proof you had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-f-kuang/those-who-had-nothing-substantial-to-brag-about-bragged-the-loudest/) [R.F. Kuang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-f-kuang/) > [“By the time they'd finished their tea, they were almost in love with each other — not quite yet, because true love took time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-f-kuang/by-the-time-they-d-finished-their-tea-they-were-almost-in-love-with/) [R.F. Kuang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-f-kuang/) > [“They want to erase us. It's their divine mandate. They want to make us better, to improve us, by turning us into a mirror…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-f-kuang/they-want-to-erase-us-it-s-their-divine-mandate-they-want-to-make-us/) [R.F. Kuang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-f-kuang/) > [“Between us, we have the fire and the water. I'm quite sure that together, we can take on the wind.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-f-kuang/between-us-we-have-the-fire-and-the-water-i-m-quite-sure-that/) [R.F. Kuang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-f-kuang/) > [“I know the vision you dreamed of for this nation and I know I may have destroyed it. But my first obligation is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-f-kuang/i-know-the-vision-you-dreamed-of-for-this-nation-and-i-know-i-may/) [R.F. Kuang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-f-kuang/) > [“Do you think I'm evil?" "Don't be ridiculous." "You've been saying that a lot." "You've been ridiculous a lot. But you're not evil.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-f-kuang/do-you-think-i-m-evil-don-t-be-ridiculous-you-ve-been-saying-that-a/) [R.F. Kuang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-f-kuang/) > [“And so perhaps it was entirely possible - common, even - for you to look into the eyes of someone you'd been falling in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-f-kuang/and-so-perhaps-it-was-entirely-possible-common-even-for-you-to-look/) [R.F. Kuang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-f-kuang/) > [“Fire and water looked so lovely together. It was a pity they destroyed each other by nature.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-f-kuang/fire-and-water-looked-so-lovely-together-it-was-a-pity-they-destroyed/) [R.F. Kuang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-f-kuang/) > [“But what is the opposite of fidelity?' asked Professor Playfair. He was approaching the end of his dialitic; now he needed only to draw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-f-kuang/but-what-is-the-opposite-of-fidelity-asked-professor-playfair-he-was/) [R.F. Kuang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-f-kuang/) > [“Theirs was a bond forged from necessity, hurt, and a shared, intimate understanding of hell.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-f-kuang/theirs-was-a-bond-forged-from-necessity-hurt-and-a-shared-intimate/) [R.F. Kuang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-f-kuang/) > [“Great danger is always associated with great power. The difference between the great and the mediocre is that the great are willing to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-f-kuang/great-danger-is-always-associated-with-great-power-the-difference/) [R.F. Kuang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-f-kuang/) > [“It's disgusting," Letty said. "Can you believe - I mean, a Babel graduate, and they just act like he was never here?" Her distress…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-f-kuang/it-s-disgusting-letty-said-can-you-believe-i-mean-a-babel-graduate/) [R.F. Kuang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-f-kuang/) > [“How could she compare the lives lost? One genocide against another—how did they balance on the scale of justice? And who was she, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-f-kuang/how-could-she-compare-the-lives-lost-one-genocide-against-another-how/) [R.F. Kuang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-f-kuang/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/connection-to-others/r-f-kuang/#itemlist", "name": "1 Connection-to-others Quotes By R.F. Kuang", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“By the time they'd finished their tea, they were almost in love with each other — not quite yet, because true love took time and memories, but as close to love as first impressions could take them. 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