"Peony in Love" Quotes
"Peony in Love" by Lisa See tells the story of a young woman in 17th-century China whose obsession with an opera and her own unfulfilled love leads her spirit to influence the lives of those she left behind.
historical fiction | 273 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
It's not that I don't love anyone. It's just that I can't love anyone. I'm not allowed to love anyone.
I am a widow and a ghost. I have no face and no future.
I am not a woman of leisure. I have two very important things to do. I must be remembered and I must be married.
Love that is not returned can be a burden, but it is not a sin.
I have reached a point where I believe that the only way to avoid pain is to become numb to it.
Losing the man you love is like falling asleep in a world that is losing its light.
The world is full of men who would like to take advantage of a girl like you.
It's easy to love someone who's dead. It's hard to love the living.
I don't want to be a ghost in the afterworld, forgotten by everyone.
I feel as if I'm a servant in my own house, invisible and unimportant.
