"Sea of Poppies" Quotes
"Sea of Poppies" follows a diverse group of characters on a voyage across the Indian Ocean during the Opium Wars.
fiction | 513 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
A man who can't mind his own business is worse than a woman.
The river is like a storyteller, you know.
The truth’s not in the tales, it’s in the telling.
When we tell a story we exercise control, but in such a way as to leave a gap, an opening. It is a version, but in that version, there is a place for the listener, the reader to fill in.
But there is always something to be thankful for. For me, it’s the poppy.
It’s a strange thing, the heart of man, for my heart is a mystery even to myself.
The world is a court, and life is a crime.
We all have our own ways of making up for the losses in life.
The poppy is the sign of sleep, of oblivion.
The world is not a simple place, and it is never black and white.
