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