Cao Xueqin quotes

Truth becomes fiction when the fiction's true; Real becomes not-real when the unreal's real. (Cao Xueqin)
Pages full of idle words Penned with hot and bitter tears: All men call the author fool; None his secret message hears. View quote
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When first the world from chaos rose, Tell me, how did love begin? The wind and moonlight first did love compose. View quote
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Fall'n the great house once so secure in wealth, Each scattered member shifting for himself. View quote
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All those whom history calls great Left only empty names for us to venerate. View quote
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Girls are made of water and boys are made of mud. When I am with girls I feel fresh and clean, but when I am with boys I feel stupid and nasty. View quote
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One day, when spring has gone and youth has fled, The Maiden and the flowers will both be dead. View quote
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All, insubstantial, doomed to pass, As moonlight mirrored in the water Or flowers reflected in a glass. View quote
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Let others laugh flower-burial to see: Another year who will be burying me? View quote
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Words on the paper mix with blood, The extraordinary labor of ten years! View quote
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