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Delicate Quote by Ken Liu

“The truth is not delicate and it does not suffer…” quote by Ken Liu — Download Open image

“The truth is not delicate and it does not suffer from denial—the truth only dies when true stories are untold.”

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“A memory is a re-creation, precious because it is both more and less than the original.”

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Almost all of my stories can be understood to be elaborations on our drive to remake the world and our adjustments to the result.

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“Dad and I went on walking, our shadows touching.”

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“I can only wish that someday you’ll also be pestered by a student as persistent to learn what you do not wish to teach.”

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“Surveillance is surveillance. I can never understand why some people think it matters whether it's the government doing it to you or a company.”

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Mortals are such fragile things. Just tender feelings walking around exposed in their delicate shells...Easy to crush.

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When you see how fragile and delicate life can be, all else fades into the background.

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The line between being a nurturing parent and an over-bearing, damaging parent is one that's very delicate.

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I hope the day will come when a wasp-waist and a pair of thin shoulders will not be esteemed beauty: we have had our…

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Many persons have been confused and discouraged at the very outset of the study by the great variety and the delicate distinctions of the…

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To joke in the face of danger is the supreme politeness, a delicate refusal to cast oneself as a tragic hero.

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