Lian Hearn Quotes
- Death comes suddenly and life is fragile and brief. No one can alter this either by prayers or spells.
- ..while I was happy enough to pray to any god, knowing that they were simply different faces created by men, of one indivisible truth.
- ...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....…
- I believe the test of government is the contentment of the people.
- She entered a state where prayer and poetry became one and the everyday world seemed full of holiness and significance.
- I am not made for despair
- The less people think of you, the more they will reveal to you or in your presence.
- It's like a spell. It's so strong I can't fight it. Is love always like this?
- 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…
- How was it possible for the world to be so beautiful and so cruel at the same time?
- Don't you know the man whose life you spare will always hate you?
- When illusions are shattered by truth, talent is set free.
- 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…
- I miss the days when I was alone with my characters and no one else knew them except me.