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The Ghost Bride
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"The Ghost Bride" Quotes

A young woman in 19th century Malaysia becomes embroiled in a supernatural mystery when she is asked to become the ghost bride of a deceased wealthy family's son.

Quotes

I was the daughter of a poor man, and I would always be a burden if I married.

Yangsze Choo

societal expectationsmarriage

I have always wanted to love someone, and I hope he will love me too.

Yangsze Choo

love

I wanted to be brave, to be like a warrior in the stories I had grown up listening to.

Yangsze Choo

bravery

It is not easy to love someone who cannot love you back.

Yangsze Choo

unrequited love

I might have been a ghost bride, but I was not a coward.

Yangsze Choo

courageidentity

Family, forgiveness, and love were the three words I had been seeking.

Yangsze Choo

familyforgivenesslove

I could not change the past, but I could shape the future.

Yangsze Choo

moving onempowerment

There is always a way to cheat fate, even in the darkest of hours.

Yangsze Choo

fatehoperesilience

I had always thought my life was ordinary, but I was wrong.

Yangsze Choo

perspectiveself-discovery

Love is not always about winning, it's about sacrifice and compromise.

Yangsze Choo

lovesacrifice