1. Choosing the cold branch and refusing to perch, the lonely sandbar is cold. —— Su Shi, "Bu Suan Zi"
2. Finally, you are leaving, saying you are going to a very, very far place to read a book about far-off lands. I am not surprised, for that is how you were meant to be.
3. Loving someone is actually very simple. Even if they make you cry and disappoint you, as long as they stand there, you will still find yourself walking toward them to hold their hand, uncontrollably.
4. Perhaps it was a connection from a past life, or perhaps a destiny for a future one; the fault lies in meeting in this life, only to add a fruitless entanglement.
5. Words are many, but feelings remain. Looking back, one still says: Remembering the green silk skirt, everywhere one sees precious grass. —— Niu Xiji, "Sheng Cha Zi"
6. The guest from Chu wishes to hear the sorrow of the lyre, in the deep night of Xiao River under the bright moon. —— Liu Yuxi, "Xiao Xiang Shen"
7. Chilled by the autumn wind, weary at the edge of the world, the beauty and the fragrant grass lament the passing years. —— Lü Bicheng, "Qi Luo Xiang"
8. If love is a misunderstanding, who can return me to perfection?
9. Learn to forget, learn to let go. Since you are so careless, why should I be so infatuated?
10. Long time no see, and when we meet, it is only polite pleasantries. You say it has been a long time, but truly, if you missed me, I would surely appear.
11. Before starting a task, one must consider it carefully; but once a plan or policy is set, one must advance toward the goal without hesitation. This is the attitude of perseverance.
12. I would trade a lifetime of romantic luck for a man who loves me with all his heart.
13. Longing is like a cup of strong wine, both sweet and bitter. Drink the wine, forget you, forget me, and forget the sorrows of the world...
14. Nothing attracts a woman more than eloquence. Poor women—they do not realize that a boyfriend who listens is far superior to one who only talks.
15. How much sorrow can one have? Just like a river of spring water flowing east. —— Li Yu, "Yu Mei Ren"
16. In that lifetime, I would traverse mountains, rivers, and pagodas, not for a future life, but simply to meet you along the way. —— From "Rainy Alley"
17. Green fades, red thins in Fengcheng, ancient feelings in pavilions under evening clouds. Travelers, do not listen to the palace waters, for the sound of flowing time is all that remains. Mist shrouds the green walls, the moon heads south. The lonely pavilion is veiled, and the mountains and rivers are cold tonight.
