Black Flame Quotes

“That night the wind came and carried Kelsang’s mat away. The next morning, the painter shambled out to water his plants. Kelsang had never existed, he was sure of it. While there was still a hazy image of a dog lingering in the back of his mind, he thought of it as he did one of his tanka paintings that had been taken away and was now hanging in a temple somewhere.”
― Gerelchimeg Blackcrane, Black Flame

“Words were an extravagance to the old painter, who was used to being alone. They were only to be spoken when absolutely necessary.”
― Gerelchimeg Blackcrane, Black Flame

“Instinct told him how to act in the face of nature’s cruelty.”
― Gerelchimeg Blackcrane, Black Flame

“Lhasa was that kind of place. You had no idea what was going to happen under the bright blue sky. The coin you bought might turn out to be priceless. Perhaps the girl walking toward you, who beauty made you forget everything else, was descended from the Nepalese nobility. Lhasa, the city of the sun, where you had no idea what tomorrow would bring, where people came from miles around to chase their dreams.”
― Gerelchimeg Blackcrane, Black Flame