Rin Chupeco > Quotes

“Then perhaps we should carve a world one day where the strength lies in who you are, rather than in what they expect you to be.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Bone Witch

“We can endure any amount of sadness for the people we love.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Bone Witch

“Sometimes it is good to remind ourselves how bitterness tastes.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Bone Witch

“When people cut us, we are expected to do only two things: smile and bleed.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Bone Witch

“That is the nature of grief. But to grieve means you have loved. To love opens up the possibility for grief. There cannot be one without the other.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Heart Forger

“It is not in my nature to be interested in the living.

But there are many things, I have found, that defy nature.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Girl from the Well

“Life isn’t fair, dear one. And sometimes, neither is death.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Heart Forger

“There is always something new to discover every day, no matter how skilled you are.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Bone Witch

“You think in the same way men drink, Tea,” my father once said, “far too much—under the delusion it is too little.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Bone Witch

“A demoness is what men call a goddess they cannot control.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Never Tilting World

“You can be the most powerful witch in the land, but you will always have a weakness, and that will always make you believe you have no power when someone exploits it. There is no greater strength than the ability to understand and accept your own flaws.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Bone Witch

“Everyone is believed to have two faces—one they show to the public and one they wear in private. The first face is their shaxsiat, or their honor. The second face is their ehteram, their dignity.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Bone Witch

“Few stories start with death. Often, it starts with grief.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Girl from the Well

“I crawled out of my grave, as I promised. Do you think I’d let you get away again? You promised me daughters with your eyes. Where you go, I will follow.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Shadowglass

“He is a wise man but often sad—though I have found that both frequently go hand in hand.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Bone Witch

“Dad says there are more than three thousand letters in the Japanese alphabet, which could pose a problem. There are only twenty-six letters in the English alphabet, and I get into enough trouble with them as it is.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Girl from the Well

“Even then I found the word fitting, soothing.

Fireflies.

Fire flies.

Fire, fly.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Girl from the Well

“It felt so wonderful and strange to know you are your own person but begin to understand how you could also belong to wholeheartedly to someone else.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Heart Forger

“Patience is the long pause between action and its consequences. Lengthier silences open you up to introspection, and I’ve known a lot of solitude.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Heart Forger

“The world will turn even when you are not awake to busy yourself in it.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Heart Forger

“Then perhaps we should carve a world one day where the strength lies in who you are rather than in what they expect you to be.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Bone Witch

“The dead do not rest,“ she told me, “only the living believe the grave can bring you peace.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Heart Forger

“Lies are sweet to the palate, but the truth is often spat out, bitter and rancid.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Heart Forger

“When you are younger and know no better, an infatuation can lead all the world to burn.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Bone Witch

“Funerals seem less about comforting the souls of these dearly departed than about
comforting the people they leave behind.”
― Rin Chupeco

“There's nothing sadder than a book that hasn't been cared for, a book too broken to read.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Suffering

“To be perfect without suffering means no change. If you know neither hurt nor hardship, then you will not know the strength they can summon within the person. What is life's meaning if you cannot distinguish between happiness and sorrow?”
― Rin Chupeco, The Shadowglass

“There is no greater strength than the ability to understand and accept your own flaws.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Bone Witch

“The previous owners left nothing of themselves here: no happiness, no grief, no pain. It is the best anyone can wish
for in a place to stay.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Girl from the Well

“Never give your heartglass away to anyone. Anyone else versed in magic can do you harm with it. People will never be what you make of them, but at least your own heart stays yours and true.”
― Rin Chupeco, The Bone Witch