And now I have to stop. Because every time I remember this, I have to cry a little by myself. I don't know why something that made me so happy then feels so sad now. Maybe that is the way it is with the best memories.

My parents told me I would become a doctor and then in my spare time I would become a concert pianist. So, both my day job and my spare time were sort of taken care of.

People there only dream that it is China, because if you are Chinese you can never let go of China in your mind.

I started a second novel seven times and I had to throw them away.

You must think for yourself, what you must do. If someone tells you, then you are not trying. -An-mei

But she never looked back with regret. There were so many ways for things to get better. -Jing-mei

Over time, passion wanes, differences don't.