Bill Lee > Quotes

“They say that time heals, but the intensity remains fresh and raw.”
― Bill Lee, Chinese Playground: A Memoir

“I’m so glad that she lived her life not the way I wanted her to, but rather in the way she believed she should.”
― Bill Lee, This Road I'm On: The Power of Hope in the Face of Adversity

“As soon as we pulled up to the house, I said, “There’s something I’d like for us to do.” And I led her back to the place in the house where her suicide attempt had taken place. She was reluctant, but I said, “Trust me on this, please.” I asked her to sit on a chair in the middle of the room. Then I brought in a tub of water. I removed her shoes and socks and, kneeling on the floor, with tears in her eyes and mine, I washed her feet. As I did, I said, “Jessica, I’m doing this because I want you to know that your father will do whatever it takes—whatever it takes—to make sure that we get through this. I can’t make you okay. That’s God’s responsibility, not mine. But I will serve you however you need me to to make that happen.”
― Bill Lee, This Road I'm On: The Power of Hope in the Face of Adversity

“Our sifu (master) taught us full-contact sparring and street-fighting.”
― Bill Lee, Chinese Playground: A Memoir

“I paid and walked out of the market. I shoved the dip in my mouth, got back in the truck, and drove on.”
― Bill Lee, This Road I'm On: The Power of Hope in the Face of Adversity

“She didn’t make that kind of impact by making sure the bills were paid, the house was clean, and the flowerbeds were beautiful. She did it by stepping out of her own comfort zone to address the needs of others, directly and intimately.”
― Bill Lee, This Road I'm On: The Power of Hope in the Face of Adversity