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“She had sought me out. I knew it would happen. Even if I had switched to a different section, she would have sought me out all the same. She, who hid in the crowd, who didn’t want anyone to see her behind her veil of averted eyes and aloofness. When I stepped forward, she came out, too. And she pointed and said, revealing a child’s wanton smile: “That’s the one I want.” And like a potted sunflower that had just been sold to a customer, I was taken away. There was no way to refuse. This, from a beautiful girl that I was already deeply, viscerally attracted to. Things were getting good.”
Qiu Miaojin“She had sought me out. I knew it would happen. Even if I had switched to a different section, she would have sought me out all the same. She, who hid in the crowd, who didn’t want anyone to see her behind her veil of averted eyes and aloofness. When I stepped forward, she came out, too. And she pointed and said, revealing a child’s wanton smile: “That’s the one I want.” And like a potted sunflower that had just been sold to a customer, I was taken away. There was no way to refuse. This, from a beautiful girl that I was already deeply, viscerally attracted to. Things were getting good.”
Qiu Miaojin“407Justice was like coloured balls in a magician's hand, changing colour and shape all the time beneath the light of politics.”
Qiu Xiaolong“If you work hard enough at something, it begins to make itself part of you, even though you do not really like it and know that part isn't real.”
Qiu Xiaolong, Death of a Red Heroine“Loyalty is not a passive, negative guardianship of the gate-- loyalty arises from the complete & utter opening & subsequent blazing forth of one's inner life. It is an active, determined desire that demands total self-awareness & deliberate engagement.”
Qiu Miaojin, Last Words from Montmartre“Justice was like coloured balls in a magician's hand, changing colour and shape all the time beneath the light of politics.”
Qiu Xiaolong, Death of a Red Heroine“Human nature has its fatal weaknesses, but 'love' means embracing the whole of human nature, the bad within the good, the benign within the malicious, the beautiful within the tragic. 'Love' is the experience of this whole, its unfinished parts, including those of one's own in relation to those of the other.”
Qiu Miaojin, Last Words from Montmartre“Love is not merely need alone, & what is more important is loving you, & making my true nature comprehensible to you.”
Qiu Miaojin, Last Words from Montmartre“With sincerity, courage, & honesty, one can face death, extreme physical pain, & even extreme psychological pain. One can resist persecution from individuals, society, or government. To live in preparation of adversity & finding ways to preserve your core values --this is what it means to learn "how to live.”
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