There are a lot of people who think that's what's needed to be successful is always being right, always being careful, always picking the right path.

My mother had a look on her face that I'll never forget. It was one of complete despair and horror, for losing Bing, for being so foolish as to think she could use faith to change fate.

And below the heimongmong, all along the ground, were weeds already spilling out over the edges, running wild in every direction.

To come so far, to lose so much and to find nothing. -Jing-mei

Memory feeds imagination.

And I remember wondering why it was that eating something good could make me feel so terrible, while vomiting something terrible could make me feel so good.

With each passing day, I didn't lose hope. I fought to have more.