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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Anand Thakur
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.
ADELINE YEN MAHI am a child of destiny who will unite East and West and change the world.
ADELINE YEN MAHYou’ll always be expected to know Chinese, and if you don’t, I’m afraid they will not respect you as much.
ADELINE YEN MAHI read because I have to. It drives everything else from my mind. It lets me escape to find other world.
ADELINE YEN MAHDon’t trust anyone. Be a cold fish. I hurt no one. And no one can hurt me.
ADELINE YEN MAHSuen Le! (it means, “Let it be.
ADELINE YEN MAHRevenge is not worthy of you. If you concentrate on revenge, you will keep those wounds fresh that would otherwise have healed.
ADELINE YEN MAHThe future belongs to you. Should anyone insult you, tell yourself this:
ADELINE YEN MAHIn 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.
ADELINE YEN MAHPlease believe that one single positive dream is more important than a thousand negative realities.
ADELINE YEN MAHKeep in mind that whenever you are in a crisis, you are in the midst of danger as well as opportunity.
ADELINE YEN MAHShe was surrounded by neighbours and friends who congregated at her bedside day and night.
ADELINE YEN MAHTranscend your abuse and transform it into a source of courage, creativity and compassion.
ADELINE YEN MAHYou must rely on yourself. No matter what else people may steal from you, they will never be able to take away your knowledge.
ADELINE YEN MAHThey will remain strangers despite sitting face-to-face
ADELINE YEN MAHBut you can vanquish the demons only when you yourself are convinced of your own worth.
ADELINE YEN MAH