Mine was the unbearable jealousy a cultured pearl must feel toward a genuine one. Or can there be such a thing in this world as a man who is jealous of the woman who loves him, precisely because of her love?

“Zar sve danas nije samo imitacija? Zar u današnjem vremenu nije sve samo imitac…”

“People who wear only ready-made clothes are apt to doubt the very existence of …”

“More than anything else, Kiyoaki thought, more than Princess Chan, the emerald …”

“True beauty is something that attacks, overpowers, robs, and finally destroys.”