There is no fruit which is not bitter before it is ripe

Now, I see! He really kept his promise. He continued to love me, until my heart stopped beating. But, actually, it was his heart that stopped beating, stopped beating for me.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

will not swallow the bitter fruit [of Taiwan independence] just because of the Olympics.

What is happening to me happens to all fruits that grow ripe.
It is the honey in my veins that makes my blood thicker, and my soul quieter.

oh love, doesn’t the fact that the world is so big,
laid out like ripe fruit
make you want to stay?