“Journalism largely consists in saying "Lord Jones is dead" to people who never knew Lord Jones was alive.”
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“For my entire life I longed for love. I knew it was not right for me — as a girl and later as a woman — to want or expect it, but I did, and this unjustified desire has been at the root of every problem I have experienced in my life.”
― Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
― Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
“When I knew I couldn't suffer another moment of pain, and tears fell on my bloody bindings, my mother spoke softly into my ear, encouraging me to go one more hour, one more day, one more week, reminding me of the rewards I would have if I carried on a little longer. In this way, she taught me how to endure — not just the physical trials of footbinding and childbearing but the more torturous pain of the heart, mind, and soul.”
― Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
― Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
“What if talking about your feelings doesn't fix anything? What if what you really need is to make the feelings go away?”
― Crazy
― Crazy
“Obey, obey, obey, then do what you want.”
― Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
― Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
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