“Hate that can find expression is not hate. Hate must come to the end of its own rope before being forgotten.”

“Diligence clips the wings of cleverness, allowing it to stay firmly on the ground. Persistence grinds away the sharp edges of cleverness, not allowing it to take shortcuts through things. Cleverness thus clipped can more fully penetrate the nature of things.”

“Was hate a stronger bond than love, or weaker? When our common hatred no longer existed, would they remember me? Would I remember them?” – Ian Ferguson

A Single Swallow by Zhang Ling