The twinkling of an eye. That is the most wonderful expression. I’ve thought from time to time it was the best thing in life, that little incandescence you see in people when the charm of a thing strikes them, or the humor of it. “The light
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“This is the most frightening lesson of the Cultural Revolution: Without a sound legal system, a small group or even a single person can take control of an entire country. This is as true now as it was then. Thirty”
― Red Scarf Girl
― Red Scarf Girl
“I was willing to take on the struggle to establish myself in a new country because I knew that was the price I would have to pay for the freedom to think, speak, and write whatever I pleased.”
― Red Scarf Girl
― Red Scarf Girl
“Her actions remind me that, even under unbearable circumstances, one can still believe in justice. And above all, love.”
― Red Scarf Girl
― Red Scarf Girl
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