I learned to make my mind large, as the universe is large, so that there is room for paradoxes. Petals are bone marrow; pearls come from oysters. The dragon lives in the sky, ocean, marshes, and mountains; and the mountains are also its cranium. Its voice thunders and jingles like copper pans. It breathes fire and water; and sometimes the dragon is one, sometimes many.
Maxine Hong KingstonWe're all under the same sky and walk the same earth; we're alive together during the same moment.
Maxine Hong KingstonThe images of peace are ephemeral. The language of peace is subtle. The reasons for peace, the definitions of peace, the very idea of peace have to be invented, and invented again
Maxine Hong KingstonAny merchant who advertises 'Honest Scales' must have been thinking about weighing them.
Maxine Hong KingstonDo the right thing by whoever crosses your path. Those coincidental people are your people.
Maxine Hong Kingston