“Expectations are a funny thing,” Wen said. “When you’re born with them, you resent them, fight against them. When you’ve never been given any, you feel the lack of them your whole life.”
―
Fonda Lee,
Jade City
“The Horn placed his hands on her shoulders, and pulled her close, and laid his cheek against hers. "Heaven help me, Shae," he whispered into her ear. "I'm going to kill them all.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade City
“Screw you, Hilo,” she snapped. “I can kill my ex-boyfriends myself.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade City
“Any old horse will run when it's whipped, but only fast enough to avoid the whipping," Hilo said. "Racehorses, though, they run because they look at the horse on their left, they look at the one on their right, and they think, No way am I second to these fuckers.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade City
“Possibilities that lay in the past were illusions, closed doors, as meaningless as unfulfilled intentions.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade City
“He insists he loves me too much to let me get involved in the war in any way … and I love him too much to obey.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade City
“The clan is my blood, and the Pillar is its master. On my honor, my life, and my jade.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade City
“The clan is my blood and the Pillar is its master,” she whispered. “I have a lot of regrets in life, but those oaths aren’t one of them.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade War
“You'd think it would be easier to face death as you get older, but it doesn't work that way. You get more attached to life, to people you love and things that are worth living for.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade Legacy
“Sometimes, Andy, the people you think you can count on, they let you down in a bad way, and that’s hard to take. But for the most part, you give a man something to live up to, you tell him he can be more than he is now, more than other people think he’ll ever be, and he’ll try his godsdamned best to make it true.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade City
“The possibility of death was like the weather—you could make attempts to predict it, but you would likely be wrong, and no one would change their most important plans due to threat of rain.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade War
“She thought, Two strong-minded women in a man’s world, if they do not quickly become allies, are destined to be incurable rivals.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade City
“I have been chosen and trained to carry the gift of the gods for the good and protection of the people, and against all enemies of the clan, no matter their strength or numbers. I join myself to the fellowship of jade warriors, freely and with my whole being, and I will call them my brothers-in-arms. Should I ever be disloyal to my brother, may I die by the blade. Should I ever fail to come to the aid of my brother, may I die by the blade. Should I ever seek personal gain at the expense of my brother, may I die by the blade. Under the eyes of all the gods in Heaven, I pledge this. On my honor, my life, and my jade.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade City
“My grandfather taught me that if a friend asks for your forgiveness, you should always give it. [...] He also taught me that if you have to give it again, then they weren't a friend to begin with.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade War
“True love, Hilo mused, was sensual and euphoric, but also painful and tyrannical, demanding obedience.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade City
“A man who wears the crown of a king cannot wear the jade of a warrior. Gold and jade, never together.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade City
“When something has to be done, there's always a way to do it.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade Legacy
“We women claw for every inch we gain in this world...” ― Fonda Lee, Jade War
“Nothing good's coming, when the dogs start disappearing from the streets.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade City
“The Horn placed his hands on her shoulders, and pulled her close, and laid his cheek against hers. "Heaven help me, Shae," he whispered into her ear. "I'm going to kill them all.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade City
“Screw you, Hilo,” she snapped. “I can kill my ex-boyfriends myself.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade City
“Any old horse will run when it's whipped, but only fast enough to avoid the whipping," Hilo said. "Racehorses, though, they run because they look at the horse on their left, they look at the one on their right, and they think, No way am I second to these fuckers.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade City
“Possibilities that lay in the past were illusions, closed doors, as meaningless as unfulfilled intentions.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade City
“He insists he loves me too much to let me get involved in the war in any way … and I love him too much to obey.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade City
“The clan is my blood, and the Pillar is its master. On my honor, my life, and my jade.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade City
“The clan is my blood and the Pillar is its master,” she whispered. “I have a lot of regrets in life, but those oaths aren’t one of them.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade War
“You'd think it would be easier to face death as you get older, but it doesn't work that way. You get more attached to life, to people you love and things that are worth living for.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade Legacy
“Sometimes, Andy, the people you think you can count on, they let you down in a bad way, and that’s hard to take. But for the most part, you give a man something to live up to, you tell him he can be more than he is now, more than other people think he’ll ever be, and he’ll try his godsdamned best to make it true.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade City
“The possibility of death was like the weather—you could make attempts to predict it, but you would likely be wrong, and no one would change their most important plans due to threat of rain.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade War
“She thought, Two strong-minded women in a man’s world, if they do not quickly become allies, are destined to be incurable rivals.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade City
“I have been chosen and trained to carry the gift of the gods for the good and protection of the people, and against all enemies of the clan, no matter their strength or numbers. I join myself to the fellowship of jade warriors, freely and with my whole being, and I will call them my brothers-in-arms. Should I ever be disloyal to my brother, may I die by the blade. Should I ever fail to come to the aid of my brother, may I die by the blade. Should I ever seek personal gain at the expense of my brother, may I die by the blade. Under the eyes of all the gods in Heaven, I pledge this. On my honor, my life, and my jade.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade City
“My grandfather taught me that if a friend asks for your forgiveness, you should always give it. [...] He also taught me that if you have to give it again, then they weren't a friend to begin with.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade War
“True love, Hilo mused, was sensual and euphoric, but also painful and tyrannical, demanding obedience.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade City
“A man who wears the crown of a king cannot wear the jade of a warrior. Gold and jade, never together.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade City
“When something has to be done, there's always a way to do it.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade Legacy
“We women claw for every inch we gain in this world...” ― Fonda Lee, Jade War
“Nothing good's coming, when the dogs start disappearing from the streets.” ― Fonda Lee, Jade City
