Jade Shards Quotes

“The term epic fantasy conjures an expectation of vast continents, kingdoms and armies, the rise and fall of nations. But there is also an epic scale to be found in a single life. In the seasons of a marriage. In seeing one’s children grow into adulthood. In passing hopes and dreams, as well as burdens and sorrows from one generation down to another.”
― Fonda Lee, Jade Shards

“If I saw someone tugging their earlobe at you, I’d break their fucking fingers.”
― Fonda Lee, Jade Shards

“I’ll beat all of them, so you won’t have to worry. I’ll always come back to you.”
― Fonda Lee, Jade Shards

“It was a common trait of the Maik siblings, perhaps, to be unusually devoted and resilient. To not lie down, and to take no shit from the world.”
― Fonda Lee, Jade Shards

“There’s a cost to every decision we make, Mada, but the further we go for the clan, the more we give. You should remember that. Ask yourself: How far are you willing to go?”
― Fonda Lee, Jade Shards

“A beautiful thing about stories is that they exist forever suspended in time. Opening a book transports you instantly to the time and place on the page. It’s easy to turn back the clock on the years, to flip to page one and begin the journey all over again. It turns out I wasn’t quite done with the Kaul family after all. But perhaps, they are done with me. After everything tragic and triumphant they’ve been through, they deserve their rest.”
― Fonda Lee, Jade Shards

“Men! Always obsessed with Green Bone things.”
― Fonda Lee, Jade Shards