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“I will chart my own territory. My own course. I will walk on that path that has never been walked before because I am not afraid of the unknown.”
― The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
― The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
“I was particularly fascinated by the story of the circumstances that led to the development of tertiary education in China. It seems hard to imagine—but there was a time when institutionalized education, formal curricula and exams didn’t exist.”
― The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
― The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
“Alone: for the first time I understood the terrible significance of that word. Alone without a witness, without anyone to speak to, without refuge. The breath in my body, the blood in my veins, all this hurly-burly in my head existed for nobody.”
― Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
― Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
“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
“The landscape of Singapore is different now. Modern buildings scratch the skyline with a pomp and display that wasn't there in days gone by. Old and new come together to create a modern Singapore that was still in the process of being made as I grew up.”
― The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
― The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
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