“Sure I loved him - too much. And he loved me, only not enough. I just want someone who thinks I'm number one in his life. I'm not willing to accept emotional scraps anymore.”
― The Hundred Secret Senses
― The Hundred Secret Senses
“That was how dishonesty and betrayal started, not in big lies but in small secrets.”
― The Bonesetter's Daughter
― The Bonesetter's Daughter
“We all had our miseries. But to despair was to wish back for something already lost. Or to prolong what was already unbearable.
-Suyuan”
― The Joy Luck Club
-Suyuan”
― The Joy Luck Club
“Isn't that how it is when you must decide with your heart? You are not just choosing one thing over another. You are choosing what you want. And you are also choosing what somebody else does not want, and all the consequences that follow. You can tell yourself, That's not my problem, but those words do not wash the trouble away. Maybe it is no longer a problem in your life. But it is always a problem in your heart.”
― The Kitchen God's Wife
― The Kitchen God's Wife
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