The Wall of Storms (The Dandelion Dynasty, #2)

by Ken Liu

the only certainty of life is that it’s uncertain.

it is flexibility and resilience, not rigid adherence to tradition, that will serve us well.’

a balance between the new and the old that we must strive for.”

Sometimes you must do the right thing even if it hurts you.

to do good, to protect the weak and the powerless.

“It isn’t the achievement of victory that makes a leader noble, but the willingness to fight for what is right in her heart even when defeat is certain.

True courage comes not from being certain and unafraid, but from doing what must be done even while being terrified and full of doubts.”