Wen Xinqi

“Once he wrote the character 忍 (endure). He instructed Aunt Baba to study the word. ‘Divide 忍 (endure) into its two components, top and bottom. The top component, 刀 means knife, but it has a sheath in the centre of the rapier 刃. The bottom component 心 means heart. Combined together, the world is telling us a story. Though my son is wounding my heart, I shall ensheath the pain and live through it. To me, the word 忍 (endure) represents the epitome of the Chinese culture and civilization.”
― Adeline Yen Mah, Falling Leaves

“Descartes was wrong, you know, when he said 'To live well, you must live unseen.' To live well, you must learn to see yourself first.”
― Ann Liang, If You Could See the Sun

“Is it really too much to ask? For people like me to want a bit of that light for ourselves?”
― Ann Liang, If You Could See the Sun

“You need to define who you are. Otherwise, people will happily do it for you.”
― Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband?