Sue Lynn Tan > Quotes

“Some scars are carved into our bones - a part of who we are, shaping what we become.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“We should appreciate the flower, regardless of its roots.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“Why would you want to look like her? Why would a falcon want to be a nightingale?”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“I had always thought life was a road, twisting and turning with the vagaries of fate. Luck and opportunity, gifts beyond our control. As I gazed across the endless night, it dawned on me then, that our paths were forged from the choices we made. Whether to reach for an opportunity or to let it pass by. To be swept up with changed or to hold your ground.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“Everyone has their own troubles; some lay them bare while others hide them better.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“I hated him now because I had loved him then.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“What use were adventures when there was no one to share them with?”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“A glorious future beckoned on the horizon. Yet I still clung to a shred of my past, as a flowering peach blossom tree yearning for its fallen bloom.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“Why was it that the times which called for greatest strength were when we were at our weakest?”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“Never did I imagine such luminous joy existed, and never again would I be content to remain in the shadows.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“I would not yearn after what had been lost, impossible to regain. I would look to the days ahead, to the happiness which awaited me there... if only I were brave and steadfast enough to reach for it.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“As long as you are mine as I am yours, we have all the time in the world.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“For we were complex creatures of shades of gray, capable of wonderful and terrible things … of change, because our natures were not fixed like the stars in the sky but flowing as the river toward an unknown horizon.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Heart of the Sun Warrior

“You'll never grow if you only do what you're good at... The most difficult things are often the most worth while.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“My path, which had seemed a straight road, had taken a turn into the wilderness—and I was lost.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“But we could not keep hiding and burying our hurt, especially from those we loved. I had learned that through the pain lay forgiveness, growth, and the eventual healing of our wounds.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“Those nights when my pain was at its sharpest, it would have been so easy to slide into resentment and hatred. Yet as much as I loved him, I loved myself more. And as I was discovering, there was no end to love- it was something which grew and renewed endlessly, expanding to encompass each new horizon. Family. Friends. And other lovers, too - nove of them the same - yet each so precious in their own way.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“Was closing one's heart to love - all love - the only way to contentment? Had I not imagined so myself, during those long months of misery? Indeed, my darkest moments were when I had left my loved ones. And yet... the happiest times of my life had been with them too.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“I was no longer a child willing to drift with the ride - I would steer against the current if I had to. and if I won, by some miraculous stroke of luck, I would never be helpless again.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“Titles are inherited, talent might be blood-bound, but true greatness lies within.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“This pain you feel . . . you might believe that you will never recover. And while it might always hurt, the pain will fade a little more each time—until one day, there will be no more tears. Just the memories and the hope, that you might find some joy in them again.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Heart of the Sun Warrior

“When the battle lines are drawn, advance with a clear mind.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“True happiness springs from within, a contentment with oneself. And while it may be humbler and quieter, there is nothing more precious and lasting,”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Heart of the Sun Warrior

“Some scars are carved into our bones—a part of who we are, shaping what we become.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“Love is a privilege, not a possession. We can’t control our own feelings, much less those of others. Sometimes love means letting go—for yourself, if not for them.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Heart of the Sun Warrior

“I do care," he ground out. "despite my sense, my judgement and honor - I cannot help but care.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“If you keep yearning for all beyond your reach, you'll end up wasting a lot of time, blinding yourself to the good that's here.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Immortal

“When we met, I felt there were no walls between us. That you were someone I could speak freely with. I’d like us to be friends, if you want that, too?” he asked gently.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess

“Cry. Shout. Strike me if you will. Just don’t treat me like a stranger. Don’t pretend to be all right when you are not.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Heart of the Sun Warrior

“Being good and being brave are not the same. A compassionate coward can inflict as much damage as any villain.”
― Sue Lynn Tan, Immortal