Love should be a matter of mutual consent and reciprocity, pure and free of debt. We should give without calculation and be able to forgive even resentment.
By the time one finally understands who they were searching for, the lights have dimmed, and no one remains.
No one can take anyone away, and no one can stay with anyone forever. — An Yiru, *If Life Were Only Like the First Meeting*
Everything should follow reason; reason must be fair, equal, and universal.
The secret to happiness and contentment lies in dedicating oneself wholeheartedly to every single moment of the present.
Anger is but a moment of madness.
The river remains the same, yet in every instant, it is entirely new.
Love is not a business transaction where loss leads to ruin, nor is it a gamble that leaves one destitute. Love is the collision and commitment of two hearts, much like notes on a harmonious score, composing the sanctity of human existence.
Love is actually a habit: you are used to having them in your life, and they are used to having you. You may not notice it while you have it, but once it's gone, it feels as though you have lost everything.
If you lose your way at a crossroads, you may remain lost forever.
In life, there are things to do and things to refrain from doing. As the river of time flows forward, the clock of life quietly points toward the end. Having cried and laughed, suffered and rejoiced, lost and gained, the accumulation of life teaches us that existence is merely a process of tasting the various facets of life.
One must possess a sense of self for self-sacrifice to be meaningful; otherwise, sacrifice is merely an escape from personal misfortune.
Some people wear many smiles because their hearts hold many tears. While a ship is safest in the harbor, that was not its purpose for being built. In the forest, there are two paths, and you can only walk one, forever longing for the other. Everyone needs friends; a person may be incredibly brave, yet also profoundly lonely.
