Xin Ya Jian

“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“There is something about words. In expert hands, manipulated deftly, they take you prisoner. Wind themselves around your limbs like spider silk, and when you are so enthralled you cannot move, they pierce your skin, enter your blood, numb your thoughts. Inside you they work their magic.”
― Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale