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“In our country we call this type of mother love teng ai. My son has told me that in men's writing it is composed of two characters. The first means pain; the second means love. That is a mother's love.”
― Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
― Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
“Words are easy, like the wind; faithful friends are hard to find.”
― The Passionate Pilgrim
― The Passionate Pilgrim
“You are my best friend as well as my lover, and I do not know which side of you I enjoy the most. I treasure each side, just as I have treasured our life together.”
― The Notebook
― The Notebook
“I feel too much. That's what's going on.' 'Do you think one can feel too much? Or just feel in the wrong ways?' 'My insides don't match up with my outsides.' 'Do anyone's insides and outsides match up?' 'I don't know. I'm only me.' 'Maybe that's what a person's personality is: the difference between the inside and outside.' 'But it's worse for me.' 'I wonder if everyone thinks it's worse for him.' 'Probably. But it really is worse for me.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
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