Let the wet earth embrace you firmly, soundly. She needs to be revived, she needs to beat like a heart full of adrenaline inside a chest.

V.S. Atbay
About This Quote

This quote is by Chinese writer, Lu Xun and was published in 1930. He describes how, in the aftermath of the Boxer Rebellion, the people of China needed to be given a chance to move on and rebuild. "Let the wet earth embrace you firmly, soundly; she needs to be revived, she needs to beat like a heart full of adrenaline inside a chest."

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