Revenge is not worthy of you. If you concentrate on revenge, you will keep those wounds fresh that would otherwise have healed.
ADELINE YEN MAHKeep in mind that whenever you are in a crisis, you are in the midst of danger as well as opportunity.
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But you will still look Chinese, and when people meet you, they’ll see a Chinese girl no matter how well you speak English.
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She was surrounded by neighbours and friends who congregated at her bedside day and night.
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Don’t trust anyone. Be a cold fish. I hurt no one. And no one can hurt me.
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Transcend your abuse and transform it into a source of courage, creativity and compassion.
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I’m afraid the chances of your getting a dowry are slim.
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But you can vanquish the demons only when you yourself are convinced of your own worth.
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You’ll always be expected to know Chinese, and if you don’t, I’m afraid they will not respect you as much.
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Keep in mind that whenever you are in a crisis, you are in the midst of danger as well as opportunity.
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X-rays showed that she had cancer of the colon which had already spreed.
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In this cosy, noisy, gregarious world of the “all-chinese” sickbed, so different from the stark, sterile solitude of the American hospital room, her life had assumed the astounding quality of a continuous farewell party.
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They will remain strangers despite sitting face-to-face
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At the age of three my grand aunt proclaimed her independence by categorically refusing to have her feet bound, resolutely tearing off the bandages as fast as they were applied.
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The future belongs to you. Should anyone insult you, tell yourself this:
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I read because I have to. It drives everything else from my mind. It lets me escape to find other world.
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To my surprise I found her cheerful and free of pain, perhaps because of the small doses of morphine she was being given.
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