Nurturing Series　About Love and the Flow of Time

Author: Li Meng
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
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Crush on him, him, him, without him, him, him, if you don’t fall in love in your awkward teenage years, it won’t be an era—it’s just the monotonous time when spinning tops and windmills are whistling loudly. – Crush on Him, Him, Him
Our love once suffered setbacks. Uncompromising, fiercely arguing. Xiao Mi, you’ve never seen such a Dodo—she could be so proud and fierce. But we were sure we were still in love. We hurt each other but still dreamed of the future. We longed for the future with such despair, Xiao Mi, that icy despair, so dark and endless. – About Love and the Flow of Time
My skin grows cold as summer approaches. My cold fingers stop at An’an’s brow. His eyes shine as he looks at me, and he says, “You shouldn’t look at me like this anymore.” – An’an
How many men play the field in this world? How many women grieve in silence? How many people despair of love while smiling and drinking poison? She can still love someone who loves her with all their heart. – So Many Years
This book selects 20 outstanding essays from various prose columns of Mengyuan magazine in 2004. These essays focus on themes like the ambiguous love, sorrow, confusion, nostalgia, and anticipation of youth, expressed with either liveliness, length, brightness, or depth, making them perfect for teenage readers. An’an and About Love and the Flow of Time received rave reviews after being published in Mengyuan, sparking strong responses. The authors in this book are all emerging literary talents currently promoted by Mengyuan, such as Li Meng, Song Jingru, and Liu Lina, who are all winners of the First Prize in the New Concept Composition Competition. These authors are deeply loved by teenage readers, and other authors have also gained widespread praise and attention on the Mengyuan website and magazine.
Although these emotional essays share similar themes, each author expresses their unique perspectives and reflections on love in their own works. Every essay is an author’s interpretation of love and life. Watch how “80s” writers, under the name of youth, perceive the truth of love. The outstanding essays in this book are absolutely not to be missed.