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We do not have the colourful wings of the phoenix to fly side by side, but our hearts, like the magic horns, are linked to each other.

— Li Shangyin

身無疑鳳雙飛翼, 心有靈犀一點通。

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As quoted in A Dictionary of Chinese Popular Sayings and Famous Quotes by Chan Sin-wai (HK: The Commercial Press, 2021), p. 241

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