The Grace of Kings (The Dandelion Dynasty, #1)

by Ken Liu

The young often want that which the old detest and fear.

“The soft invasion of your traders and preachers may do far more damage to us than your arms ever would.

I do have the consolation that my enjoyment brings no death and suffering; when I die no one will jump up and down in joy; and I remember all the names and faces that matter to me.”

all the works of men must be trivial in the fullness of time.

The past is a country to which one cannot return.