Eileen Chang, Ye Qingcheng, Xue Xiaochuan, Yi Shu

 　　Eileen Chang's Classic Quotes:

　　1. Because I understand, I am compassionate.

　　2. Human nature is the most interesting book; you can never finish reading it in a lifetime.

　　3. The most detestable person, if you study them closely, you'll find they are nothing more than a pitiful person.

　　4. I've heard countless people say that when she was my age, she was thinner than me—seemingly predicting that I will definitely be fatter than them in the future.

　　5. I like money because I've never suffered from a lack of money, I don't know its evils, only its benefits.

　　6. If you have too much money, you don't need to think about it; if you have absolutely no money, you also don't need to think about it.

　　7. To be able to love someone to the point of asking them for pocket money is a rigorous test.

　　8. Outwardly, it seems that women in different countries have different social statuses, but in reality, women are always inferior. Getting angry is useless; life isn't about being stubborn.

　　9. I can imagine the psychology of people who are ecstatic, but I simply cannot understand you people who are excessively humble!

　　10. For those over thirty, ten or eight years is but a fleeting moment, while for young people, three or five years can be a lifetime.

　　11. A well-dressed person, appearing in respectable places, sees their kind and is seen—that's social interaction.

　　12. For those who can't speak, clothing is a language, a miniature drama carried with them.

　　13. There's always time and opportunity for things to do, and excuses for things not to do. 14.

　　Memories are always melancholic. Pleasant memories make one feel: "It's a pity it's over," while unpleasant ones still cause sadness.

　　15. This face is like a well-written first chapter, making one want to read on.

　　16. A true friend is like a mirror, reflecting the most beautiful parts of our nature.

　　17. Doing things for others, even with a little resentment, makes life meaningful; otherwise, it's too empty.

　　18. Sharing with others doubles happiness and halves sorrow.

　　19. In situations where there is no human interaction, I am filled with the joy of life.

　　20. Life is a magnificent robe, crawling with fleas.

　　21. Teaching is difficult—you have to act and be a person at the same time.

　　22. I haven't been able to write anything these past few days; it's like suffering from mental constipation.

　　23. Sitting on the tram, looking up at the people standing in front of me, most of them are handsome and distinguished, but their nostrils are rarely clean.

　　24. Books are the best friends. The only downside is that they worsen my nearsightedness, but it's still worth it.

　　25. It's not a problem if what others write resembles your own; the real problem is if it's worse than your own, making you feel like you wrote it "in a moment of madness"—that's terrible!

　　26. I'm especially careful when reading books I like, wrapping them in extra paper to avoid soiling the cover; I don't wrap books I don't like. I don't like this novel, but the cover is really beautiful, so I wrapped it anyway.

　　27. A person's noblest qualities are most evident when they are in love. This is why romance novels are always popular—both in ancient and modern times, and across cultures.

　　28. What I hate most are women who think they're knowledgeable and men who think they're handsome.

　　29. Many women waste money because they're unhappy; it's a form of compensation. For example, if her husband is indifferent to her, she'll spend money recklessly.

　　30. Shifting from one viewpoint to another is often mistaken for escapism. Because of their proximity, immediate reality must be connected to a clearer reality to be seen clearly.

　　31. Unwavering feminine virtue. Enduring, ever-smiling patience.

　　32. "Autumn colors know no north or south, but people's hearts are naturally shallow or deep"—this is a poem by my grandfather.

　　33. The greatest happiness in life is discovering that the person you love also loves you.

　　34. Are you young? It doesn't matter; you'll be old in a couple of years.

　　35. You ask me if loving you is worth it; you should know that love doesn't ask if it's worth it.

　　36. I'm happy after finishing a chapter, and I want to call you all immediately, but it's still dark, and I don't want to disturb your sleep. Unfortunately, the happiness only lasts a short while, and I have to force myself to start writing a new chapter.

　　37. One day our civilization, whether sublime or superficial, will become a thing of the past. Yet now, it is still a clear, bright autumn day, and I should be happy.

　　38. Photographs are nothing more than the broken shells of life; the fleeting years have passed, the melon seeds swallowed one by one, each person knowing their own taste, leaving only the scattered black and white shells for others to see.

　　39. Laugh and the whole world laughs with you; weep and you weep alone. A woman who cannot gain the love of men will also not gain the respect of women; that's just how pathetic women are.

　　40. Among millions of people, you will meet the one you are meant to meet. In the vast wilderness of time, spanning millions of years, neither a step too early nor a step too late, when we meet, we can only softly say, "Are you here too?"

　　41. Marrying the red rose, over time, the red rose becomes a smear of mosquito blood on the wall, while the white rose remains "the bright moonlight before the bed"; marrying the white rose, the white rose becomes a grain of rice on clothing, while the red one remains a cinnabar mole on the heart.

　　42. Upon seeing him, she became very low, so low as to be in the dust, but in her heart, joy bloomed, and a flower blossomed from the dust.

　　43. I want you to know that in this world, there is always someone waiting for you, no matter when, no matter where, you know there is always such a person. We are all people accustomed to loneliness.

　　44. "Life and death are intertwined—to be with you in joy, to hold your hand, to grow old together" is the saddest poem... Life, death, and separation are all major events, beyond our control. Compared to external forces, how small, how insignificant we humans are! Yet we insist on saying: "I will always be with you, we will never leave each other in this lifetime"—as if we could decide for ourselves.

　　45. Women...a woman's whole life revolves around men, her thoughts are on men, her complaints are about men, forever and ever.

　　46. Even the most treasured possessions at home must be taken out periodically for others to appreciate and critique, only then will one rediscover their value.

　　Ye Qingcheng's classic quotes

　　: 1. Adult love sometimes means knowing the other's fate, then going your separate ways.

　　2. Life is about needing what you can't have, and having what you don't need.

　　3. She neither tempts nor is tempted, just as she is in the grand feast of life, neither drunk nor urging others to be drunk. She knows that the sweetness of life lies in taking a light sip. And what makes the beer from flowers bear the ugliest, most poisonous fruit is endless gluttony.

　　4. Unable to leave yet unable to love deeply, just like with him, unable to love anymore, yet inevitably bound to live and die with all memories of him.

　　5. Just three moments, and she had ended all her love affairs.

　　6. All reasons can be easily erased, can be disregarded, except for love. Perhaps, in the face of love, there are no reasons at all.

　　7. In love, there are a few things that must be done together: arguing, and loving.

　　8. Late is late. A day or five years, it makes no difference.

　　9. Her face, riddled with wounds, mirrored her heart, burned to ashes by the despairing flames of love. He destroyed her love, and he destroyed her face; the pain of blood was etched on her skin, seen by the whole world, except him.

　　10. The more humble one is before the one they love, the more cruel they are before the one who loves them.

　　11. Loneliness is having such a brightly colored phone, yet having no number to call, and to ask him to bring you an umbrella.

　　12. Did she fall in love with diamonds? No, she only fell in love with what she thought was love? And this, too, was a misunderstanding.

　　13. You see, I paid for my choices with my entire life. He got all the happiness I gained; and as a woman, I could escape one cost, but not another.

　　14. Must one endure much humiliation, pain, and despair before having the opportunity to be unrestrained and proud? Like, like, from concubine to wife.

　　15. I finally understand love; it's never what I imagined. The fragrance of the seven-mile jasmine in my memory is a sharp thorn, deeply piercing my heart. I thought I would sing like a nightingale, but instead, I just bend over in pain.

　　Xue Xiaochuan's classic quotes

　　: 1. I've fallen in love with you, hopelessly, deeply poisoned, beyond redemption.

　　2. Unrequited love may be a long, drawn-out suffering, but joy also grows in this way, inch by inch.

　　3. Because I love you, I'm prepared to give up everything, everything, including my love, including—you.

　　4. Loving you makes me forget your appearance, loving you makes me forget time, loving you makes me so lonely, so desolate.

　　5. From the very beginning, I knew all the endings were already written, and you are destined to be that tear in my heart, pure, clean, and sorrowful.

　　6. If love is destined to be waiting, if love is destined to be missing out, would I still choose to meet you again? I think I would, because I love.

　　7. Loving you is as hard as forgetting you. The pain of loving you is as intense as the pain of hating you.

　　8. Now, I stand before you, but you don't recognize me, you don't know I love you. I think this is the most painful thing in the world.

　　9. Perhaps love truly requires weathering countless storms, perhaps love truly requires countless twists and turns, but I have no regrets, because true love is always worth waiting for.

　　10. You are my other city, you are my other life.

　　11. Let's never say goodbye, okay? Goodbye is for the next time we meet, okay?

　　12. Love is something you think about, and then spend a lifetime trying to forget. 13.

　　Those youthful years, those times of unrequited love, even those tattoos that caused her pain, were actually the most beautiful times of her life.

　　14. One separation of life and death is enough. If you love me, you won't be able to bear it.

　　15. You said you would love me until we grow old, until we're gray. You said that as long as you're with me, you hope to grow old in the next second.

　　16. Without you, there is no world. You are my world, my universe, my everything.

　　17. Do you love me? Yes. How much? Very, very much. How much is "very, very much"? He thought for a moment and said, "It means until death."

　　18. I hope you die before me, because I'm afraid you'll be alone in this world.

　　19. She thought wiping away these tears would end them, but as soon as she wiped one away, another fell. It's so much like love, one piece after another, endlessly.

　　20. The wind blows through my thin clothes. I walk alone on the road thinking of you, both warm and desolate.

　　21. I am a chess piece; once I cross the river, there's no way back.

　　22. I am a piece of coal, not easily ignited, but once burned, I become a pile of ash; rekindling it is impossible.

　　23. This kind of love is like a silkworm, slowly drawing silk until, in the end, I become your empty shell, the universe within that shell so small.

　　24. Unrequited love is a profound loneliness; there is excitement, there is happiness, but more than anything, there is the heartache of being alone.

　　25. When love is empty, the heart is empty.

　　26. Love is an illness, a cold that's bound to come sooner or later. It will always cause a fever for a few days, and no medicine will work. The only cure is you.

　　27. You are my opium; I'd rather be addicted, I'd rather dedicate my life to you.

　　Yi Shu's Classic Quotes

　　: 1. Maintain a vast distance. If we meet by chance, we can pay homage with admiring glances, lightly and gently asking, "How are you?" Once a year is enough. — *Absolutely a Dream*

　　2. So deep, yet so hard to express. It turns out that if you truly love someone, your heart aches, and you can't speak. Sweet words are mostly spoken to strangers. — *Her Two or Three Things*

　　3. A grievance that can be spoken isn't a true grievance; a lover that can be stolen isn't a true lover. — *The Last Blossom*

　　4. Not enough love leads to many excuses. —"The Wish of the Purple Crape Myrtle"

　　5. The best revenge is not hatred, but indifference from the bottom of your heart. Why waste energy hating someone irrelevant? —"The First Half of My Life"

　　6. No matter how luxurious the wedding, it doesn't guarantee a happy marriage. Whether two people live harmoniously for life has nothing to do with the number of banquet tables or the amount of jewelry. —"Little Bauhinia"

　　7. Whatever you do, remember to do it for yourself, then you will have no regrets. —"The Golden Years"

　　8. A truly elegant lady never flaunts what she possesses. She doesn't tell people what books she has read, where she has been, how many clothes she owns, or what jewelry she has bought, because she has no inferiority complex. —"The Waltz"

　　9. Marriage has nothing to do with love. People always think that love naturally leads to marriage, but they don't realize that marriage is just a way of life. Anyone can get married; it's very simple. Love… is a completely different matter. —"The First Half of My Life"

　　10. Compatibility between two people is an inner feeling, not a visual one. Never ignore your feelings to satisfy your eyes. —"Flowers Bloom, the Moon Shines Bright, and People Live Long"

　　11. It's good to be able to cry; crying is a sign of beginning to heal. —"Absolutely a Dream"

　　12. My destiny is health and talent. Ultimately, the only person you can truly trust is yourself, and the only one who can bring you pride is yourself. What destiny do I need? I have found myself again; I am my own destiny. —"Rouge"

　　13. To live beautifully requires immense patience. Never complaining, never explaining—that's true talent. —"Metamorphosis"

　　14. Expecting gratitude from others inevitably leads to disappointment. —"Hometown"

　　15. I've figured it out. Marriage is just like that. No matter how passionate the romance, after three to five years, it all fades away. After work, everyone turns on the TV to watch long dramas. That's life. —"Single Woman"

　　16. No matter what, it's never forgivable for someone to use excuses to fall into depravity. The less loved you are, the more you should love yourself. —From *Fragments of a Star*

　　17. A woman should be like a painting, not a garment, tried on and on by men, but never bought; worn and faded, even at half price, it's difficult to sell. —From *Xi Bao*

　　18. To live a happy life, you must first trample yourself into a carpet, otherwise someone will always come to punish you and dampen your spirit. Rather than waiting for others to act, it's better to slap yourself first, to defame yourself to nothing, and then others will calm down and stop being jealous. — *My First Half of Life*

　　19. It is never forgivable to be troubled by emotions. Emotions are a luxury; some people never experience love in their entire lives. Love is like a vase of flowers; it cannot last forever. — *City Stories*

　　20. Life is like flowing water; these unpleasant things will always pass. If you are destined to live like this for the rest of your life, there's no use in being unhappy. — *Women at Thirty*

　　21. Poverty is a state of mind. If you insist on being poor your whole life, even a lot of money won't save you. — *The Music in the Neighboring Room*

　　22. Life is never fair. You get what you deserve, and you must do your best with that amount and strive to live. — *We Are Not Angels*

　　23. What's gone cannot be kept, what's lost cannot be cherished. If you could keep and cherish it, there would be no today. —From *Flowers Bloom, the Moon Shines Bright, and People Live Long*

　　24. "You probably misunderstand that a university diploma is the key to the world, opening doors to smooth sailing. That's not true. The purpose of studying is to advance knowledge and broaden one's horizons. All of life's troubles will follow you, more or less, but knowledge and cultivation can help a person analyze and handle these problems more rationally and calmly." —From *Flowers Bloom, the Moon Shines Bright, and People Live Long*

　　25. The lucky ones are like pigs, the unlucky ones are like humans. I'm a lucky unlucky one; at least I sleep like a pig. —From *If Heaven Has Feelings*

　　26. This is a highly competitive society. Those who aren't qualified to leave should not leave, otherwise, when they want to return, that position will already be taken, and there will be no room left. Being impulsive in idle moments is

　　useless. —From *Once Deeply Loved* 27. Seize the day. Enjoy what Heaven gives you. Never listen to unpleasant words, never see unpleasant people, never do difficult things, and never fall in love with someone you shouldn't love. —"Electric Illusion"

　　28. Whatever mishaps occur in life, it is all your own fault, no one else's. Learn from your mistakes, strive for excellence, until you never repeat the same mistake. Never shift the blame onto others, lest you lose the opportunity to learn. —"Asura"

　　29. Who will take care of someone for a lifetime these days? That's such a heavy burden. Therefore, self-reliance is essential. —"Difficult to Live In"

　　30. True talent is like a flame, difficult to conceal, it will always spread. —"Once Deeply Loved"

　　31. What obligation does a friend have to keep a secret? If he doesn't want anyone to know, then don't tell. If you don't let him tell, he'll be itching to die. So, as a friend, lending an ear is already more than enough. As for the rest, who cares! —"Qin Pi"

　　32. One must be hurt before one can become silent and focused. Whether it is emotional or physical trauma, it is beneficial to growth. —From *The Language of Flowers*

　　33. A mature person often finds fewer and fewer people to blame; everyone has their own difficulties. —From *We Are Not Angels*

　　34. What you lose never truly belonged to you, so there's no need to regret it. —From *The Story of Rose*

　　35. Why prove anything to unworthy people? Living a better life is for yourself. —From *Suddenly This Summer*

　　36. Living together as a couple is not just an art, it's like building the Great Wall—a monumental undertaking. —From *The Story of Rose*

　　37. Capable people influence others; incapable people are influenced by others. —From *Xi Bao*

　　38. Trouble comes to you, then you deal with it; otherwise, let it sleep. —From *The Language of Flowers*

　　39. I want lots and lots of love. If I can't have love, then lots and lots of money. If I have neither, then good health is good too. —From *Xi Bao*

　　40. Wise people don't argue over trivial matters. — *The Chain*

　　41. Be more reserved, take things as they come, don't be petty. Clear water has no fish, and a person who is too pure has no followers. No one stays with anyone forever, so just keep some things to yourself. — *Rose Foam*

　　42. If someone throws money at you, kneel down and pick it up one bill at a time. It's okay. When it's about your survival, a little self-respect doesn't matter. — *Xi Bao*

　　43. In the darkness, I take out a cup, drink the wine, a thousand thoughts, so many things to hate, I don't know which one to grit my teeth over, so I simply throw them all to the back of my mind and go to sleep peacefully. — *Suddenly This Summer*

　　44. I carry a bag, picking things up as I walk. Along the way, I pick up countless things I don't want. When I encounter what I truly want, the bag is already full. — *Indian Ink*

　　45. A person can't leave because they don't want to leave; a person breaks a promise because they don't want to keep it. All excuses are nonsense, just a cover for an unwillingness to sacrifice. —From *One Thousand and One Wonderful Remedies*

　　46. Every woman who is promiscuous wears the label of a virtuous lady. —From *Now It's All Wrong*

　　47. The main reason people don't explain is that they simply don't care about the other person's thoughts. What does it matter if unimportant people misunderstand unimportant things? Whether you believe it or not, it has no impact on the person's life, so why bother explaining? —From *Asura*

　　48. But women are women after all. As time goes on, they let their emotions run rampant, leading to the heartbreaking situation we see today. Women are all delusional, always wanting to take things too far. Whether it starts with a one-night stand, cohabitation, or a casual fling, they always hope to go further and grow old together. There are very few truly carefree women; they always try to squeeze something out of men. —From *Rouge*

　　49. Loving someone is never carefree; if you leave yourself an escape route, it's not love. — *Fragments of a Star*

　　50. I like to learn from those who are clever but lack knowledge. Their methods are unreasonable, primitive, and embarrassing, but often effective. Educated women, concerned with manners in everything, lose even their only weapon, leaving them vulnerable to society's exploitation. — *The Soul of Jade Pear*

　　51. In all things, one should be calm; come quietly, go quietly, strive quietly, reap quietly, and avoid making a fuss. — *Until the Seas Dry Up and the Rocks Crack*

　　52. Men! When you demand a woman to act like a woman, ask yourself how much of a man you are! — *City Stories*

　　53. Even the most beautiful woman cannot withstand the passage of time. — *Hyacinth*

　　54. Life is short, only a few decades; the most important thing is to satisfy yourself, not to please others. — *Brave New World*

　　55. People often only believe what they want to believe. — *Old Joys Like Dreams*

　　56. There is no free lunch in the world; everything comes at a price. —From *The Language of Flowers*

　　57. Ten years of hard study, ten years of toil, plus a stroke of luck, are needed to build a career. Don't take things too lightly. Most people only have a job to make a living, toiling their whole lives. How many dare say their job is a career? —From *The Waltz*

　　58. To flaunt one's pride in the face of money and love is the most foolish thing. —From *My First Half of Life*

　　59. Humans are such complex creatures; truly understanding another is impossible. Without understanding, and unable to get along, it's better to remain single. —From *Beautiful and Charming*

　　60. Society only loves the healthy, intelligent, and hardworking. Who has the patience for endless nagging? Everything in life becomes a business, a matter of mutual exploitation. As for the coldness of human relationships and the indifference of relationships, that's all normal. —From *Elementary School Classmates*

　　61. If you can't do it, that's your own business. You can relive it however you want in the dead of night, but in public, I want you to act like nothing happened. You can do it, we all can; that's how people survive. — *The Bridge of Sighs*

　　62. A lifetime is filled with countless criticisms: striving for advancement is seen as overestimating one's abilities, being meticulous is seen as being too cunning, protecting oneself is seen as selfishness—it seems everything you do is wrong. Being bullied and forced into a corner is simply because no one is there to support you. — *The Black Sheep*

　　63. You should change because you want to change, not for anyone else. The only fear is that that person will disappoint you, and you'll revert to your old ways. — *Difficult to Live In*

　　64. Each generation is worse than the last, each generation is more hardworking than the last. The hardest thing for this generation is that they've come to accept hardship as a given. — *False Dreams, True Tears*

　　65. Many people don't love each other, yet they can live together for a lifetime. Love is very easy to tire of. —"Mother"

　　66. To transcend one's environment and background, progress is not enough; evolution is essential. Such a great undertaking is beyond the reach of everyone. —"The Wind Rises"

　　67. Life seems too long, yet too short. By the time one figures out what one desires, twenty-one years have already passed. If one doesn't hastily complete all the things that should or shouldn't be done before forty, there will be little to show for it. Therefore, everyone lacks time. —"The Mortal World"

　　68. Life is about gains and losses; never be resentful. —"All the Stars in the Sky"

　　69. Cry alone, but laugh with the whole world. —"The Death of Love"

　　70. The science of interpersonal relationships is one that can never be mastered. Every day is like being thrown into sand and gravel, slowly grinding away. The valuable experience gained from the cuts and bruises is what people generally call "smoothness." —From *My First Half of Life*

　　71. It takes a lot of effort to deceive someone. If you don't care about them, why would you bother deceiving them? So, if someone tries hard to deceive you in the future, never expose them. —From *Suddenly This Summer*

　　72. In a free society, you have free choices. You can only laugh if you can genuinely laugh; otherwise, a laugh is uglier than a cry, and there's no need to force it.

　　—From *Sunny Day* 73. It's actually very difficult for people to be truly free. What often binds people is themselves. Unconsciously, we become either slaves to our emotions or servants to our careers. —From *The Chain*

　　74. Perhaps when a person is truly helpless, all they can do is smile. —From *Jiaming and Rose*

　　75. The cake smells wonderful, the coffee is very sweet, and there's no earthquake here. It's so good to be alive. —From *The Joy of Life*