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“That’s it,” Mushu encouraged. “Keep going. Maybe you should give him a little kiss.” “Mushu!” The dragon shrugged. “Hey, it works in all those folktales.”
Mulan studied the archway as she approached it. Etched into the stones were the words ALL OF LIFE IS A DREAM WALKING, ALL OF DEATH IS A GOING HOME.
“A guardian is a reflection of whom he protects. If your ancestors sent you a lizard, then they must not think highly of you.”
He’ll have accepted his death—he’ll believe the honorable path is to die. You must convince him otherwise.”
“‘The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all.’”
If Ping has a secret to hide, let him hide it. He has already proven himself to be trustworthy, so he must have his reasons.”
“You are being stubborn. Do not let pride blind you into forsaking your friend.” “You trusted Ping,” Mulan said. “Why is Mulan any different?”
Speed, endurance, strength. Precision, focus, confidence, Mulan told herself. I am the coursing river, the raging fire. I am the warrior.
“My father encouraged me to see the strength within,” Mulan told the mirror crisply. “When I was a little girl, he told me that life is a journey, one whose path diverges due to the choices I made. He told me not to worry about how difficult a path might look, for the only one worth following was the one that my heart chose.” She waited, but the Fa Zhou in the mirror said nothing. “My father would understand what I did. He believes in me.”
A reminder that where there is beauty, there is also strength and courage and resilience.”
