Motherhood didn't make you stronger; it made you vulnerable and afraid of what death could steal from you.

Motherhood didn't make you stronger; it made you vulnerable and afraid of what death could steal from you.

Ha! Kids! You have no idea what you put your parents through, either. Wait till you have your own, you'll see. That's when you'll know what it really feels like." .. "What what feels like?"..."Love," said Angela.

Only the forgotten are truly dead.

Only with maturity did I come to appreciate my own Chinese roots: not just the food and the ancient history, but also the philosophy of child-rearing and the respect for education and knowledge.

When you're a fifty-year-old woman, no one really bothers to look at you anymore, much less value your opinion. It's hard on the old ego. But damn, it does make it easy to get away with a lot.

We are all descended from monsters.