Jennifer H. Lau > Quotes

“how the Khmer Rouge had multiplied and risen to power. It was due to four years of bombing, ordered by Washington, D.C. to destroy the cargo route linking Cambodia to North Vietnam.”
― Jennifer H. Lau, Beautiful Hero: How We Survived the Khmer Rouge

“Mother’s tenderness toward my younger sisters caused more tears to pool in my eyes. I felt too old to be hugged and caressed by her, yet my body yearned for her touch; at least this once. I couldn't recall the last time she had shared the same warmth with me. The countless months of hardship had created an ocean of distance between us. It would be too awkward to hug her now. I sat across from her with tear-stained cheeks, wondering if she could feel my sadness and if she knew I loved her unconditionally.”
― Jennifer H. Lau, Beautiful Hero: How We Survived the Khmer Rouge

“her supervisor and the soldiers were already accusing her of being a malingerer.”
― Jennifer H. Lau, Beautiful Hero: How We Survived the Khmer Rouge

“At the farm, in our hut, they cooked plain rice porridge and added soy sauce for taste, which nearly rivaled the thrill of drinking water. That was all I ate for a week.”
― Jennifer H. Lau, Beautiful Hero: How We Survived the Khmer Rouge