Tales of the Celestial Kingdom Quotes

“The past is embedded in who we are, whether we choose to change or keep our course. Without our history, we are unmarked sheets of paper.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Tales of the Celestial Kingdom

“Eternity only meant something when you had someone to share it with, not when it would take you from all you loved.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Tales of the Celestial Kingdom

“As for him, he had learned his lesson better than I had, pursuing her with unwavering dedication, risking everything, even choosing her life over his.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Tales of the Celestial Kingdom

“Even those are bound to the past, for they cannot be new without the old. Whatever the past, it should not be ignored—but acknowledged, embraced, accepted. Only once we understand who we were, and what we are now, can we claim our future.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Tales of the Celestial Kingdom

“I would move the stars for you," I said quietly, as something shifted into place inside me. "I would defy them all.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Tales of the Celestial Kingdom

“Life was not perfect; there were always hidden wounds, pain disguised beneath a smile, a price to any happiness possessed. We had to bear our burdens the best we could, for we alone knew their true weight.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Tales of the Celestial Kingdom

“Let us leave the stars as they are, for tonight they are where they should be.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Tales of the Celestial Kingdom

“What was eternity to love? To be held by him this way, like I was the only person who mattered in the world, to feel this fullness in my chest, to have him beside me as we lay in our bed-all this was worth more than ten lifetimes.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Tales of the Celestial Kingdom

“Are you worthy of her? my conscience demanded. Perhaps not, I conceded darkly. But I will be.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Tales of the Celestial Kingdom

“Home," he repeated, resting his chin on my head. "And where would that be?" His words arched into a question, seeking out my desires.
I turned my fase up to his, speaking each Word gravely. "Wherever you are, whether you are Celestial or Demon, mortal or inmortal.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Tales of the Celestial Kingdom

“I do not believe in another fixing our destinies. I believe we make our own, and some of us might even defy that which is written in the stars.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Tales of the Celestial Kingdom