To my surprise I found her cheerful and free of pain, perhaps because of the small doses of morphine she was being given.
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.
More Adeline Yen Mah Quotes
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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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They will remain strangers despite sitting face-to-face
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People with yuan fen are destined to like one another
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You must rely on yourself. No matter what else people may steal from you, they will never be able to take away your knowledge.
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The future belongs to you. Should anyone insult you, tell yourself this:
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Revenge is not worthy of you. If you concentrate on revenge, you will keep those wounds fresh that would otherwise have healed.
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She was bedridden falling a fall which broke her hip.
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Please believe that one single positive dream is more important than a thousand negative realities.
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You have your whole life ahead of you. Be smart. Study hard and be independent.
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I’m afraid the chances of your getting a dowry are slim.
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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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The world is changing. You must make your own life outside this home.
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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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Friendship develops even if a thousand miles apart. But should yuan fen be absent between two individuals
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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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