Sher Lee > Quotes

“We have the destiny to meet across a thousand miles.”
― Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

“I shrug. “He lives in a huge mansion and drives a Ferrari. I ride a bike with a squeaky front wheel. Our worlds are as far apart as the sun and the moon.” “They align every now and then,” Aunt Jade points out. “Eclipses are pretty memorable.”
― Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

“Grief has a way of sneaking up on you when you're least expecting it. A song, a phrase, a scent...then you're falling into an empty space inside that you thought you'd patched. That you thought could bear the weight.”
― Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

“Giving your heart to someone is like learning to ride a bike. You’ll skin your elbows and knees, but the pain will pass. You’ll heal. And one day, the scars will be a memory, not of falling, but of getting up again.”
― Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

“A prince did not cry. A prince did not show weakness. A prince should not feel heartbroken.”
― Sher Lee, Legend of the White Snake

“the band plays an upbeat theme song I immediately recognize. I nudge Theo. “Hey, that’s from—” “How to Train Your Dragon.” He grins at my surprise. “What, you think I only know Vivaldi and Mozart?” I’m in love.”
― Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

“Do you believe in destiny? Zhen had asked.
I believe destiny is an excuse people give not to fight for what they really want in life, Xian had replied.
Will you fight for what you want?
Always.”
― Sher Lee, Legend of the White Snake

“You . . . you gave up eternity to come back to me?” Xian breathed.
Zhen smiled. “It wasn’t even a choice.”
― Sher Lee, Legend of the White Snake

“Grief has a way of sneaking up on you when you’re least expecting it. A song, a phrase, a scent…then you’re falling into an empty space inside that you thought you’d patched. That you thought could bear the weight.”
― Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

“If that's how it's going to be, you can take the cot and he'll share the bed with me." Xian waggled his eyebrows at his best friend. "Unless you insist on joining us, in which case, things could get interesting.”
― Sher Lee, Legend of the White Snake

“I'm not sure which knife on my place mat is for cutting the tension”
― Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

“Mom used to say there’s good in the worst of things, and bad in the best of them.”
― Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

“Zhī jǐ，” Xian whispered. "My soulmate.”
― Sher Lee, Legend of the White Snake

“Żal ma w zwyczaju atakować właśnie wtedy, gdy człowiek najmniej się tego spodziewa. Wystarczy piosenka,słowo, zapach...i nagle wpadasz w bezdenną otchłań, którą, mógłbyś przysiąc, udało ci się zakopać. Przecież już nauczyłeś, jak dźwigać ten ciężar, prawda?”
― Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

“Żal ma w zwyczaju atakować właśnie wtedy, gdy człowiek najmniej się tego spodziewa. Wystarczy piosenka,słowo, zapach...i nagle wpadasz w bezdenną otchłań, którą, mógłbyś przysiąc, udało ci się zakopać. Przecież już się nauczyłeś, jak dźwigać ten ciężar, prawda?”
― Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

“I shrug. "He lives in a huge mansion and drives a Ferrari. I ride a bike with a squeaky front wheel. Our worlds are as far apart as the sun and the moon."

"They align every now and then," Aunt Jade points out. "Eclipses are pretty memorable.”
― Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

“Żal ma w zwyczaju atakować właśnie wtedy, gdy człowiek najmniej się tego spodziewa. Wystarczy piosenka,słowo, zapach...i nagle wpadasz w bezdenną otchłań,k którą, mógłbyś przysiąc, udało ci się zakopać. Przecież już nauczyłeś, jak dźwigać ten ciężar, prawda ?”
― Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

“For once, the guy I have a crush on isn’t either terminally straight or already taken.”
― Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

“They align every now and then,” Aunt Jade points out. “Eclipses are pretty memorable.”
― Sher Lee, Fake Dates and Mooncakes

“His name was Zhen," he choked out.”
― Sher Lee, Legend of the White Snake