Even though I was young, I could see the pain of the flesh and the worth of the pain.

We all had our miseries. But to despair was to wish back for something already lost. Or to prolong what was already unbearable. -Suyuan

I love and am loved, fully and freely, nothing expected, more than enough received.

Only two kinds of daughters, she shouted in Chinese. Those who are obedient and those who follow their own mind!

I am fascinated by language in daily life: the way it can evoke an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth.

How can you blame a person for his fears and weaknesses unless you have felt the same and done differently?

There's no hope. There's no reason to keep trying. Because you must. This is not hope. Not reason. This is your fate. This is your life, what you must do.