琅琊榜 (Nirvana in Fire) is a Chinese historical drama about justice, vengeance, loyalty, and consequences. The story follows Mei Changsu, a pugilist man who comes to the royal capital seeking justice for the 70,000 soldiers who were massacred and branded as traitors 12 years ago. It's based on a novel of the same name.
Consider Rivers
This was inspired by chapter 36 of the novel, which is where Mei Changsu narrates to Xia Dong the circumstances of Nie Duo and Nihuang’s encounter: they meet in the midst of a naval battle.
Words are from Eavan Boland's Anna Liffey, one of my favorite poems. The verse goes:
Consider rivers.
They are always en route to
Their own nothingness. From the first moment
They are going home. And so
When language cannot do it for us,
Cannot make us know love will not diminish us,
There are these phrases
Of the ocean
To console us.
Particular and unafraid of their completion.
Words are from Eavan Boland's Anna Liffey, one of my favorite poems. The verse goes:
Consider rivers.
They are always en route to
Their own nothingness. From the first moment
They are going home. And so
When language cannot do it for us,
Cannot make us know love will not diminish us,
There are these phrases
Of the ocean
To console us.
Particular and unafraid of their completion.
Jiangzuo Alliance
A series of animated posters of the Jiangzuo Alliance, a jianghu sect that commits various acts of spying, conning, and swordfighting in the capital--all for a cause.
Miscellaneous
FEI LIU: WIth you, won't die
LIN CHEN: Looks like our little Fei Liu still has faith in his Lin Chen-gege. That's right. With me here, he won't die.
FEI LIU: Su-gege is unwell.
MEI CHANGSU: I'm alright.
FEI LIU: Will you get better?
MEI CHANGSU: I will. You know why? Because the heart will grow harder.
CONSORT JING: As long as you haven't forgotten xiao Shu, he's still alive. Alive in your heart.
PRINCE JING: I don't want him to be alive in my heart. I want him to be alive in this world.
