5 Quotes by M.H. Boroson

Nothing is ever as simple as it seems. At the edge of perception, weird things dance and howl.

when someone deliberately took a step to help you preserve face, it was meaningful. If you repaid them in kind, then you began to see each other as allies, friends, and family. Mianzi or lian—face—was intricately, inextricably intertwined with these nuanced social interconnections.

Spare me your indignation,” he said. “This is important, Li-lin. Not a time for female emotions.” “Is it ever?

I had decided to let them see me as powerful, a person of consequence, who must be taken seriously.

Face. I should have known. For some men, face mattered more than friendship, more than money, more than love. More than an eye, and certainly more than a daughter. The.