“ How could you die and not be old enough to hear about premarital sex? How could you die and still not be allowed to fall in love or be honest? Surely not everything had to wait for university and a go… Zen Cho
“ But a woman should not marry where there is no respect. Respect is the most important thing. Zen Cho
“ The tabloids wanted to know whether the dragon was receiving benefits. The gossip magazines claimed to have found a woman who was bearing the dragon's baby. The fashion magazines did spreads on dracon… Zen Cho
“ I thought: if I die, I hope I get reincarnated into a mosquito so I can bite that fucker kau-kau. Zen Cho
“ Magic ran in the family. Even her mother's second cousin, who was adopted, did small spells on the side. She sold these from a stall in Kota Bharu. Her main wares were various types of fruit fried in… Zen Cho
“ ... it is strange to know you would be cast off by the people who greet you so warmly, if they knew the whole truth about you. Zen Cho
“ The woman leant forward, her eyes flashing, a smile both triumphant and tender curving her mouth."You are *my* daughter," she said. "Can there be any doubt that you will be brilliant -- audacious -- a… Zen Cho
“ It is a mother's duty to teach her daughters about the uses of blood, particularly a magical daughter. Zen Cho
“ The first time she saw the boy across the classroom, Ah Lee knew she was in love because she tasted durian on her tongue. Zen Cho
“ I brought seaweed snacks from home,' chimed in another kid. "Seaweed got iron, right?"'I don't think the teachers meant that kind of iron,' said Hui Ann. Zen Cho
“ Other dragons are bastards. I moved out of my mother's cave after my mother tried to rip my guts out.Granted, I had tried to steal her Tiara of Clairvoyance. Zen Cho
“ The aunts’ conception of the right to privacy went far enough to allow you to close the toilet door when you were peeing, but no further. Zen Cho
“ Are you going? What shall you wear?""I shall go in what I am standing in," said Mak Genggang. "A witch is always appropriate whatever her attire. Zen Cho
