46 Quotes by Lian Hearn

Kemarahan dan kesedihan sama-sama sulit dipikul

It was as hot as ever, even the turn of the moon bringing no relief, and the cries of cicadas fell like showers around me.

But, as your saints teach and we have always known, attachment enslaves you. Only those free from it see the world as it really is and have power over themselves and all things.

O los Otori consiuen la victoria, o bien serán derrotados definitivamente y desaparecerán. La paz no reinará mientras sian combatiendo en las fronteras.

Your lands will stretch from sea to sea,’ she said finally. ‘But peace comes at the price of bloodshed. Five battles will buy you peace, four to win and one to lose. Many must die but you yourself are safe from death, except at the hands of your own son.

La vida parece más bella y efímera que nunca, pues se puede perder en un abrir y cerrar de ojos.

Cuando era niño, solía llevar a casa animales del bosque (…) Nunca logré domesticarlos, porque lo único que querían, ciega e irracionalmente, era escapar.

-Todo joven comete errores -dijo Makoto-. Es nuestro destino tener que convivir con las consecuecias.

Mi padre no volverá a mirarme a la cara", pensó. "Apartará sus ojos de mí, incluso me estará dando muerte.