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“You will always be the Matriarch—the Queen of Hearts. Your hand rocked my cradle, and you ruled my world.”
― The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
― The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
“I had so much to learn back then. I thought that being a man meant putting yourself first and bullying others into following you, no matter what the cost. Now I understand that being a man means taking responsibility, and taking charge as a leader, so that others will follow you of their own volition. --Mars from The Little Light”
― The Little Light
― The Little Light
“She knew freedom once, a long time ago. She barely remembers it anymore. The man stands there baffled. She stares at the man who's loved her all these years. She's scared of the wild now. She's been tamed by his nurture.”
― The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
― The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
“I've been around the world now, but the alleys of my childhood will always be special. I carry the old stories and memories with me wherever I go.”
― The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
― The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
“Nowadays,” my tour guide says, “it is a man’s world here in China. But 6000 years ago, it was a woman’s world. Man and woman don’t need to get married. Man can just visit the woman’s house at night. When you have a baby, it doesn’t matter who the father is.”
― The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
― The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
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