Stars of Chaos Quotes

“If your heart contains only a corner, worries the size of a house must be squeezed into a corner. If your heart is as large as the world, worries the size of a mountain will be no more than a drop in the ocean.”
― Priest, Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang, Vol. 1

“Chang Geng was torn between heartache and a strong desire to beat him to death.”
― Priest, Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang (Novel) Vol. 1

“Those who have not known suffering believe in no god nor Buddha.”
― Priest, Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang, Vol. 1

“Do heroes ever get happy endings? As long as you have food to eat and clothes to wear, as long as you can sleep without worrying about the next day, that’s already the best life you can possibly live. Even if it’s boring, even if you’re hard up, you’ll be okay.”
― Priest, Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang, Vol. 1

“Chang Geng’s relaxed smile froze on his face. He took the flute back and handed it to one of the little girls staring at him in eager expectation. “It’s just a child’s toy, only a rough and simple thing. Yifu mustn’t make fun of me.” Gu Yun stood speechless. He stared silently at the little girl’s flute and thought to himself, But I want one too.”
― Priest, Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang (Novel) Vol. 1

“If a man living in the world cannot even manage the little plot around him, what need is there for him to cast his gaze so far?”
― Priest, Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang (Novel) Vol. 1

“Chang Geng could no longer lie to himself. This time, in his dream, he had truly and unreservedly been…he had truly and unreservedly been defiling his young godfather.”
― Priest, Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang (Novel) Vol. 1

“Surprisingly, he really was getting ready to work. This was a rare phenomenon, witnessing Master Shiliu doing something productive—an uncommon occurrence comparable to flowers blossoming on an iron tree.”
― Priest, Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang (Novel) Vol. 1

“Stepping out of the gate and turning onto a narrow footpath, he was immediately treated to the sight of the legendary Gu Yun, who was “up to his ears in military affairs,” sitting in a little garden. A profusion of mint plants grew in Magistrate Guo’s gardens. Gu Yun was sitting alone in a small pavilion, absent-mindedly picking leaves off the mint. He held each leaf in his mouth for a while, then chewed them up and swallowed them down. How long he sat there, who could say, but the mint plant beside him was picked nearly bald, looking for all the world like a shrub that had been ravaged by a mountain goat.”
― Priest, Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang (Novel) Vol. 1

“A person’s youth is as tiny and insignificant as this bean. It disappears in the blink of an eye, never to return. Later you’ll realize just how much time you squandered on useless endeavors.”
― Priest, Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang (Novel) Vol. 1

“Flowers may bloom time and again, but humans can never relive their youth.”
― Priest, Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang (Novel) Vol. 1

“The man’s good looks and gentlemanly conduct were a scam; it was as though the expression “all that glitters is not gold” had been coined specifically to describe him.”
― Priest, Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang (Novel) Vol. 1

“Maybe he didn’t have the energy, or maybe it was because he had just bled. After choosing to shed blood, a person often couldn’t manage to shed tears—there was only so much water in the body, and one had to take priority.”
― Priest, Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang (Novel) Vol. 1

“As long as you have food to eat and clothes to wear, as long as you can sleep without worrying about the next day, that’s already the best life you can possibly live.”
― Priest, Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang (Novel) Vol. 1

“They relied on him, yet they feared him at the same time.”
― Priest, Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang, Vol. 1

“How can one accomplish great feats without enduring hardship?”
― Priest, Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang, Vol. 1

“Doing too much is as bad as doing too little.”
― Priest, Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang, Vol. 1

“Shen Yi glanced at the mint bush that had been gnawed into a state of baldness by Gu the Mountain Goat before following after him.”
― Priest, Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang (Novel) Vol. 1

“forbidding, the cold metal glimmering with a strange, murderous aura. The bugle call that issued from it was indescribably sorrowful, the mournful note reverberating on and on until it resonated throughout the entirety of Yanhui Town. It was as though the souls of those who had died in battle over millennia had all awoken from their slumber and joined their voices in song. The giant kite followed the underground river steadily into town, the water splashing loudly against its sides. The voice of the messenger rang out once again. “EXTINGUISH THE LIGHTS.” The giant kite responded”
― Priest, Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang (Novel) Vol. 1