Lian Hearn Quotes

She entered a state where prayer and poetry became one and the everyday world seemed full of holiness and significance.

...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.

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.

How was it possible for the world to be so beautiful and so cruel at the same time?

Don't you know the man whose life you spare will always hate you?

..while I was happy enough to pray to any god, knowing that they were simply different faces created by men, of one indivisible truth.

The less people think of you, the more they will reveal to you or in your presence.

I miss the days when I was alone with my characters and no one else knew them except me.

Death comes suddenly and life is fragile and brief. No one can alter this either by prayers or spells.

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.

I believe the test of government is the contentment of the people.

It's like a spell. It's so strong I can't fight it. Is love always like this?

When illusions are shattered by truth, talent is set free.

I am not made for despair