guilibot quote list

here's all the quotes @guiliquote uses. quotes are arranged by their sources ^_^
last updated: 01/02/2023 12:00 AM GMT+8

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// Memory of Dust Item Story
"This is the mark of my pledge, and it is also my challenge to you.", "He remembers meeting the young woman with the billowing sleeves, remembers the way she acted solemn, yet seemed joyful when she presented him this token." "What a silly notion. There was no formal contract between them. They were merely two people walking the same path for their own reasons...", "But he remembers the scene of their first meeting anyway, when the Glaze Lilies were still in abundant bloom.", "He also remembers those words she spoke at the end — again, amid the Glaze Lilies.", "Those little people are as small and fragile as dust.", "Because they are so small, they know not when they will lose their lives to disaster or strife, and so they are afraid.", "Because they are afraid, they try so hard to become more intelligent. This I understand.", "So I thought that since there is such a gulf between us in strength, I should use technique and wisdom instead.", "With your brawn and my brains, this city would surely become a great one.", "Her final smile was a lonely one, even as her form dissolved into the finest dust.", "It seems that our journey together has come to an end. As for that stone dumbbell, forget about it, would you?", "All my wisdom is hidden within this stone dumbbell. If you can unlock it—", "Many years passed, and he was never able to unlock that dumbbell, nor would he ever learn what might have followed that sentence.", "Over the years, the wild Glaze Lilies, too, dwindled till at last they were no more.",

// Stone Tablet Compilations, Vol. I
"Guizhong, the Lord of Dust, was an ally to the Lord of Rock.", "My people had left their home and came to this place. Here, they are happy in their abodes and content in their work, thus it is as if they have returned home. Hence, what better name to call this place than 'the Plains of the Returning and Departing?'", "The Lord of Rock praised the Lord of Dust for her work, and thereafter the area was named in the tongue of Liyue “Guili Plains.”", "Though the adepti fought to protect the Guili Plains, they could not stop the tide of war, which ravaged the plains and took the life of its ruler, Guizhong. Thereupon, the Lord of Rock Rex Lapis took his people south of Mt. Tianheng.", "Thus the people departed from the Guili Plains for good, never to return, and it was left to become a wilderness.",

// Archon Quest Chapter 1, Act III - A New Star Approaches: Custodian of Clouds
"Ooh, they even have the guests’ names carved into the seats!\n \n“Here sits Retainer...” “Here sits Guizhong...” “Here sits Rex...”",

// Archon Quest Chapter 1, Act III - A New Star Approaches: Solitary Fragrance
"Dihua Marsh used to be full of Glaze Lilies. It is a sort of joyful flower that listens to human song.", "Given the ease of picking Glaze Lilies, I think this was a fitting end to our tasks, in more ways than one.", "Before the Archon War, Dihua Marsh was all dry land and fertile soil. But the war caused landslides and the land was flooded, turning it into the marsh you see now. Nearly all the Glaze Lilies were wiped out.",

// Archon Quest Chapter 1, Act III - A New Star Approaches: Guizhong
"Not a turret. A Guizhong Ballista."

// Archon Quest Chapter 1, Act III - A New Star Approaches: The Fond Farewell
"Though a dragon soars ageless as the mountains, it too must return to dust. This is common knowledge."

// Records of the Gallant, Vol. II: Dust
"It was a maiden in a long indigo robe, striding along the shallows of the Bishui River, the moon wrapping her face with silver light as the night wind carried her words up to the shimmering, sleepless stars.", "Some guessed that she might be a lost illuminated beast, or a sole servant of some long-dead god, gently mourning her master only at night. And some also believed her to simply be a gallant hero, like those who spurn civilization, hiding their real names.", "After an elegant and sharp dance, the maiden was nowhere to be seen, with naught left but a pile of bloodied dust.", "Still, the legends hold that the riverbank that maiden had used to roam remains filled with blooming Glaze Lilies to this day.", "According to guests at Wangshu Inn, only those who get lost amid the firefly-lights on summer nights might see her, and only those who can discern the scent of Glaze Lilies amid the dancing lights and Seelie floating in the dark could find her tracks.",

// Customs of Liyue, Vol. IV: Glaze Lily
"Before the age of warring gods, in an era where the mortal and immortal inhabited the vast land of Liyue together, Glaze Lilies were once found throughout the fertile soils of Guili Plains and Dihua Marsh. At that time, this fragile yet cherished flower was Guizhong's favorite.", "According to an ancient legend among the people of Liyue, in the age dominated by the unfeeling rule of the Lord of Geo, the ingenious Guizhong brought incredible machinery, beautiful paintings, and sweet music to the first peoples of Guili Plains.", "Rex Lapis kept a cold watch over the people as they implemented the principles of right and wrong. At the same time, Guizhong, through her wisdom and resourcefulness, brought extravagant hope and happiness to the vulnerable mortals.", "It was when the two God-Kings established an alliance to govern the land that the Glaze Lily first began to flourish in the open country.", "In that innocent age, and seized by a sudden desire to make mischief, the crafty Guizhong put her hand over the Lord of Geo's eyes, and laughing as she did so, releasing glittering blue seeds from her long sleeves, scattering them over the Guili Plains.", "Then, to the gentle sound of laughter and poetry from the God-kings, sparkling, glaze-like, blue flowers began to burst into bloom across the upper reaches of the countryside.", "The mighty gods they worshiped would stroll at their leisure among the fields of Glaze Lilies.", "At that time, Rex Lapis would listen to the Lord of Dust speak with a childlike happiness and slowly begin to understand the frustrations and delights of the mortal world.", "Gradually, he became aware of a limitless power hidden within humor and tolerance that was lighter than dust.", "Perhaps the legend of this beautiful flora, and its origins in the playfulness of the gods all those millennia ago, is nothing more than a romantic tale.", "Among the cataclysmic turmoil and brutal slaughter, the Lord of Dust, light and gentle as she was, could not escape misfortune.", "It is said that she fell in the land of those first settlers, and came to rest among the last Glaze Lilies.", "The story goes that, before becoming dust herself, she left one final riddle to her beloved friend.", "People say that the wisdom of dust can soften a heart of stone, even if it takes a thousand years.", "After the goddess of dust was taken by the wind, the last Glaze Lily in Guili Plains withered away to dust in turn.", "It would be hundreds of years later, when peace returned, that the Geo Archon would plant anew the seeds of his old friend's favorite flower in the land of Liyue.",

// Primordial Jade Cutter Item Story
"They say that when Liyue first arose, Rex Lapis once walked the land with a sword hewn from jade.", "So it was also with this precious sword, carved as it once was to be given as an expensive gift to a certain someone. This jade, too, was once cut for love of peace and luxury.", "When wine vessels are filled with blood, and when tender feelings are ripped asunder by cold ambition and reduced to dust on the wind, gifts ungiven and bonds unspoken will become sharp blades with which to cleave erstwhile friends.", "These words of a friend long-forgotten were both lament and sigh, but the inexorable gears of destiny would drown out those compassionate words.",

// Treasure Lost, Treasure Found World Quest
"...And the assembly was named Guili after the names of the two gods... and there they fought upon the Guili Plains, where black dust choked the heavens and a thousand rocks splintered...", "To unite in ambition is to be steadfast and immovable for all time.", "Wisdom is like water, it nourishes all those who receive it and in it is a reflection of the truth.", "Fortify the bones, that movement be supple when the time comes.", "Virtue grows tall like a tree, though there be shade it will flourish forever.", "Guizhong's Four Commandments are: Teach with wisdom, be bound by virtue, fortify the bones, unite in ambition — the convergence of these four shall be known as the 'Guili Assembly.'", "...A god named Guizhong descended, whose dominion was over Dust, and whose reach shrouded the skies for thousands of miles around...", "...Then another god descended, whose dominion was over Geo, and who brought the people of Liyue to this place. Jointly they shepherded the people for their protection...",

"Once there was a time when she led her people to go forth and take this very land, guided by these commandments. She may no longer be with us, but her beliefs, the things she stood for — they will endure.", "Whoever it was that revered her so much was very clever indeed. They used the allure of hidden treasure to ensure Guizhong's Four Commandments would be passed down.", "I'd tell her that her vision and her ideals were alive and well, that the people of this land still remember the things she taught to their ancestors.\n\nI think that for someone like Guizhong, who lost everything... That would be the only thing that could lift her spirits.", "Clearly, she wished for her people to be wise, to hold themselves to a moral code, to be strong and healthy, and to find solidarity in the shared enterprise of protecting their home — the Guili Assembly...", "How fascinating. In all the documents I've ever read, I've never come across any mention of two gods who coexisted peacefully... let alone who actively worked together... It seems they were more than two allied gods — they were best friends." ,  "And how was the Guili Assembly laid to waste so completely? With two gods watching over it, no disaster should have been quite so devastating. Natural or otherwise. Which means whatever happened was beyond even the gods' powers to withstand...",

// Zhongli's Voicelines
"Even bedrock can be turned to dust...",

// Shenhe's Voicelines
"That gentleman claims to be a mortal, yet is very familiar with my master, who is an adeptus. Master once said: “If you see him drinking on a stone stool in front of my abode, do not disturb him. Let him sit quietly for a while.” And that's precisely what I did."

// The Exquisite Night Chimes, Part II - A Single Harmony for an Irreplaceable Soul; Epilogue - Between Facades and Familiar Faces
"Guizhong is another name of Haagentus, the God of Dust. She was extroverted in nature, and adored social gatherings and inventions alike.",  "Long ago, this region was yet a prosperous assembly. Guizhong often invited her friends to visit her home, reserving for us seats around the largest stone table.",  "Regardless, every time an argument occurred, Guizhong would come over to watch us during our mutual lambastings. On some occasions, she would join in, and on others, she'd take one of us by the limb, and start uttering the most ridiculous nonsense.", "Sometimes, she would brazenly opine “Ahh, why argue between yourselves when neither of you could ever hope to beat me?” Other times, she would make unsolicited suggestions such as “Once you two are done arguing, let's go to the foot of the mountain and grill some meat...”", "Guizhong always sought to make everyone happy, and one must say, she had quite the gift for it — no matter what nonsense she said, one never felt bothered or offended.", "Under the pretext of a social gathering, one invited the impartial Rex Lapis to judge the quality of our creations...\n\nBut Rex Lapis declared that Guizhong's Obscuro Vulpes Mechanism was superior, hmph...", "Guizhong was quite the visionary, but tragically passed before her time. Her manuscripts still lie unfinished in the Realm of Clouds... the blank pages give one cause for contemplation on what might have been.", "Say... if we planted flowers there and cared for them carefully enough, do you think that one day, we'd be able to recreate the sea of Glaze Lilies?", "When that time comes, wherever her spirit may be among the countless grains of sand and specks of dust between the harbor and the mountains... perhaps she will look at the Liyue of today, and steal a smile when she sees the prosperous land that it has become.", "I once had a pleasant chat about the past and present with a Sumeru scholar named Soraya, and learned a few things about her research topic. From the evidence she found and the conclusions she made, her area of research is already very close to the truth.",

// Archaic Petra: Mask of Basalt Solitude
"Rex Lapis' stone-cold expression never once changed throughout that storied age.\n\nThey say that only when the dust settled did he lay down that unmovable visage.\nBut it had been necessary, for he had donned it to fulfill a contract."