“For that is the way of the world, Guma’s voice echoed. Some are given a rope to the moon, and others claw up the sky.” — Julie C. Dao Copy Share Image
“She would bloom where she was planted and let her roots close around the throats of her enemies.” — Julie C. Dao Copy Share Image
“Isn’t’ it better to give up a fraction of your freedom to gain tenfold in happiness, even for a short time?” — Julie C. Dao Copy Share Image
“I want to mean something to a great deal of people. I am tired of being no one. As Empress, I would have the… — Julie C. Dao Copy Share Image
“The beauty of this world is fading all too fast through the cruelty and thoughtlessness of men.” — Julie C. Dao Copy Share Image
“She was a monster, a bride of the darkness, and she rose to face her destiny as though it were the blood-red sunrise of… — Julie C. Dao Copy Share Image
“Love killed your mother, Guma had always warned her. Give your heart and you lose your soul.” — Julie C. Dao Copy Share Image
“If my beauty is my greatest weapon, vanity is the shield that protects me.” — Julie C. Dao Copy Share Image
“She would wrap her coils around him in tender confinement and be not his captive, but his captor.” — Julie C. Dao Copy Share Image
“Xifeng tilted her face, a pale moon in the evening of the water. She felt like a goddess in the shimmering light. She was… — Julie C. Dao Copy Share Image
“I'm sick to death of lords and kings and emperors. What do they do but play games and let their people pay the price… — Julie C. Dao Copy Share Image
“But in weakness, you find your strength. It takes no small amount of courage to open yourself up,” the Empress said gently. “You leave… — Julie C. Dao Copy Share Image
