"Before I met you, my world was only gray, and occasionally it would turn black..."
"The flowers bloomed beautifully, and the trees grew tall, but there was still an overwhelming sense of despair..."
"I had no idea what the future held, no idea when it would arrive... Day after day, year after year, living the same life..."
"The only joy was... every night before sleep, I would bet with Little Fatty on what game I would catch the next day, whether it would be a red-eyed rabbit or a two-headed sheep... maybe several voles or a snake with legs, or perhaps nothing at all..."
"After seeing you, I was surprised, thinking beyond the Hate Mountains there was another world, people other than us..."
"That's exactly how I feel now," Tang Fei said, looking directly into Phoenix's eyes, his voice soft and gentle. "Delighted, excited, and mostly, longing for the future...."
