May

“Three times he made a circuit. Three times he passed Grace watching him from the terrace. He could admit to himself that when he passed her, he made certain to lengthen his stride. It was a timeless—shameless—display of masculine prowess, as if he said to her, Yes, Fredericks is wealthy and charming and learned, but can he do this”
― Eva Leigh

“Having seen the diary, with his familiar handwriting filled with deep affection for Song Yan Yu, what else could I possibly ask?

Ask if he ever loved me? Even just a little?

The sword at my neck earlier in the day had already answered that question.”
― 肥肠想睡觉, 深情男二重生后

“Mama, whatever happens, whatever you hear about me, whatever you’re told about me, will you still love me as you do now?”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment

“So it is that a man may endure half an hour of mortal terror in the company of a brigand, but when the knife is finally placed at his throat, even the terror will pass.”
― Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment