“Everything seems simpler from a distance.”

“Fear seems to be the ruling judge.”

“Wei cleared his throat and said, “Have you heard the saying `The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water molds itself to the pitcher’? It seems I’ve been the pitcher most of my life. I’ve forgotten how to be fluid. It feels as if I’m finally learning now,” he said.”

“We can’t run away from what defines our fates. Who we are and what we believe in grow from the roots of our past, no matter how much we might try to deny it.”

“Just remember that life is made up of change. We can’t run away from it.”

“...life is not just from within, it extends all around you, whether you wish it to or not.”

“Even a snail will eventually reach its destination.”