A Summer Beyond Your Reach Quotes

“He remembers there was once a square nearby where bright lights remained lit throughout the night like a thousand-year dream. But in the end, the lights went out, and the dream ended. There's nothing in this world that can outlast time itself.”
― Xia Jia, A Summer Beyond Your Reach

“The course of history is like this river, coming a long way from its origin, flowing from upstream to downstream. No matter how much it splits and converges in between, it will eventually end up meeting the ocean. To those living in this world thousands of years later, would the life and death of a few people, a few cities, and even a few kingdoms make a difference?”
― Xia Jia, A Summer Beyond Your Reach

“Every individual is a small universe, self-consistent and independent. Who can really see through someone else's heart?”
― Xia Jia, A Summer Beyond Your Reach

“When there's no distinction between cause and effect, there's no place to begin the processing.”
― Xia Jia, A Summer Beyond Your Reach

“The future is full of uncertainties, and it is as hard to say it will be better as it is to say it will be worse. In a few decades, I don't know if anyone will still remember how to chant ancient poems, but I do know that in every passing moment, the people in every house - men, women, old, young - are living lives as meaningful as they're ordinary.”
― Xia Jia, A Summer Beyond Your Reach

“Perhaps fate is already determined. Perhaps a pair of invisible hands, existing beyond the time and space that you and I live in, has already written an ending to this story.”
― Xia Jia, A Summer Beyond Your Reach