She must have been much admired for her beauty in those halcyon days before she had arrived at the palace, but when she got here, she discovered she had known as much about the outside world as a frog who had spent its life in a well.
elizabethmarch23has quoted4 months ago
Maomao was a relatively objective thinker for a girl of seventeen, but she had a few qualities that continually dogged her. For one, curiosity; and for another, a hunger for knowledge. And then there was her budding sense of justice.
vxcybkyxb7has quoted5 months ago
It was always possible he was the current emperor’s guardian, but considering Jinshi looked to be about twenty years old, it was hard to imagine. Maybe he was the son of the Emperor or something, but then why become a eunuch?
Mayang Drupadihas quoted8 days ago
She didn’t know what was going to happen. No one does; that’s the nature of life.
Meira Sembrathas quoted12 days ago
A proverb had it that only two things liked high places—idiots and smoke
Meira Sembrathas quoted12 days ago
Dreams are free, so have your fill
Meira Sembrathas quoted12 days ago
Pardon me, sir, I’ve overstepped myself. Strangulation or beheading would be equally acceptable
Meira Sembrathas quoted14 days ago
even the most minor innovations
Meira Sembrathas quoted14 days ago
When one let oneself become too attached to custom, one ceased to be capable of discovering
Meira Sembrathas quoted15 days ago
She thought he might fling himself face-first onto the reed mat