272 Quotes by Lisa See

People keep asking me why I don’t return to China. I tell them I can’t return to a place I’ve never been. In.

I used to think mothers-in-law are difficult the world over, but on that day I came to understand that they’re simply unknowable.

Danseuse routine and my fame grew. I could walk into a.

It used to happen in villages and towns in China that they would have – I guess you’d call them beauty contests – where all of the women of a particular village or town would be seated behind these screens or curtains with only their feet showing.

You’ll never get a marriage proposal if you have to rely on your needlework.

Well, Chinese used to be seen as low, right? Working on the railroad, in laundries, and stuff like that. Now they’re seen as smart and wealthy. I mean, isn’t there the stereotype of the model minority? I read an article for school that said people like us – not you, Dr. Rosen – are now labeled as inquisitive, persistent, and ambitious. With ingenuity, fortitude, and cleverness.

Every passing moment is the passing of life; every moment of life is life itself.

Men are so sure of themselves, and they have such courage and conviction. They believe-truly believe- that they can make things happen just by speaking the words, and in many cases they can.

Finally, the nima returns to our plane. “Wrong cannot be hidden. An outside spirit is insulted because Deh-ja made a mistake in one of her ancestor offerings.