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.
ADELINE YEN MAHTranscend your abuse and transform it into a source of courage, creativity and compassion.
More Adeline Yen Mah Quotes
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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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People with yuan fen are destined to like one another
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I’m afraid the chances of your getting a dowry are slim.
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Please believe that one single positive dream is more important than a thousand negative realities.
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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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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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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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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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The future belongs to you. Should anyone insult you, tell yourself this:
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She was surrounded by neighbours and friends who congregated at her bedside day and night.
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You may be right in believing that if you study hard, one day you might become fluent in English.
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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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Transcend your abuse and transform it into a source of courage, creativity and compassion.
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