Lilian Li > Lilian's Quotes

“The road to hell is paved with adverbs.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

“She was the golden koi fish. Or rather, it represented her.”
― Lilian Li, House of Koi

“I can be your practice makes perfect.”
― Lilian Li, Duet Me Not

“The line of the unmarried grew shorter every Chinese New Year.”
― Lilian Li, House of Koi

“Just a few days ago, I thought I had enough of him. Marked him as did-not-finish. But now I feel every part of him will remain to-be-read.”
― Kelsey Rodkey, Last Chance Books

“Love was dancing in the water. Love was having a slushie contest and making sand art for each other. Love was seeing her cry and wiping her tears and fears away.

Love took the shape of June. Not a feeling, not a high, not a phase—but a person. A home.”
― Lilian Li, Duet Me Not

“Ashvin always thought love was a feeling, like the one you get after tasting chocolate. Or sambal. A flavor that went away until you took another bite.

But as he raced across Penang Bridge, he discovered love was every moment he spent with June.”
― Lilian Li, Duet Me Not

“Love wasn’t the high of chasing constellations in a far-away sky. It was the falling, the landing, the crashing.”
― Lilian Li, Duet Me Not