Zoë S. Roy > Quotes

“During Mao’s era, the Chinese people were absolutely controlled by the Communist Party that decided food and accommodation, education and employment, what to think and say, and what to read and write about. ”--Interview with Zoë S. Roy, author of Spinster Kang”
― Zoë S. Roy, Spinster Kang

“The dictator’s black hand had
made China a birdcage wrapped in red flags."--From "Balloons”
― Zoë S. Roy, Butterfly Tears

“Dare I ask Mao and his Communist Party?
I fear my throat will be cut into two pieces.
In the name of revolution, for thought crimes,
Such questions can turn me to ashes.”
― Zoë S. Roy , Calls Across the Pacific

“The word spinster, mixed with stifled laughter from the living room, picked her ear like a needle. Will I ever escape the culture of my faraway country? she wondered.”
― Zoë S. Roy, Spinster Kang

“The dictator’s black hand had
made China a birdcage wrapped in red flags.--From "Balloons”
― Zoë S. Roy, Butterfly Tears

“A wide-brimmed spinster’s hat had been thrown up in the sky. It was gradually falling into the deep ocean.”
― Zoë S. Roy, Spinster Kang

“Reading literary works enlightened and sheltered me; now I'm paying back by writing.

--"My Confession”
― Zoë S. Roy, Calls Across the Pacific