“It's disgusting," Letty said. "Can you believe - I mean, a Babel graduate, and they just act like he was never here?" Her distress belied a deeper terror, a terror which Robin felt as well, which was that Anthony had… — R.F. Kuang Copy Share Image
“Those who had nothing substantial to brag about bragged the loudest. Stay silent and ignore the chattering crowd - this was proof you had… — R.F. Kuang Copy Share Image
“By the time they'd finished their tea, they were almost in love with each other — not quite yet, because true love took time… — R.F. Kuang Copy Share Image
“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… — R.F. Kuang Copy Share Image
“Between us, we have the fire and the water. I'm quite sure that together, we can take on the wind.” — R.F. Kuang Copy Share Image
“I know the vision you dreamed of for this nation and I know I may have destroyed it. But my first obligation is not… — R.F. Kuang Copy Share Image
“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.” — R.F. Kuang Copy Share Image
“And so perhaps it was entirely possible - common, even - for you to look into the eyes of someone you'd been falling in… — R.F. Kuang Copy Share Image
“Fire and water looked so lovely together. It was a pity they destroyed each other by nature.” — R.F. Kuang Copy Share Image
“But what is the opposite of fidelity?' asked Professor Playfair. He was approaching the end of his dialitic; now he needed only to draw… — R.F. Kuang Copy Share Image
“Theirs was a bond forged from necessity, hurt, and a shared, intimate understanding of hell.” — R.F. Kuang Copy Share Image
“Great danger is always associated with great power. The difference between the great and the mediocre is that the great are willing to take… — R.F. Kuang Copy Share Image
“It's disgusting," Letty said. "Can you believe - I mean, a Babel graduate, and they just act like he was never here?" Her distress… — R.F. Kuang Copy Share Image
