China Dolls
Lisa See
Top 10 Best Quotes
“You're leaving, "she said, rising to her feet. "I knew it was coming." "How?" "I'm your mother. You're the breath of my lungs and the beat of my heart. I know you very well.”
“There is only one perfect child in the world and every mother has him.”
“A woman isn't just one thing. The past is in us, constantly changing us. Heartache and failure shift our perspectives as do joy and triumphs. At any moment, on any given day, we can be friends, competitors, or enemies. We can be generous or stingy, loving or petty, helpful or untrustworthy.”
“When fortune comes, do not enjoy all of it; when advantage comes, do not take all of it.”
“Dreamers are born to be disappointed.”
“You cannot refuse to eat just because there's a chance of being choked.”
“of thought—months, alone, of thought.”
“The fear of death was a powerful aphrodisiac.”
“To believe in dreams is to spend half your life asleep.”
“But teaching a lesson isn’t a part of friendship.”
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Book Keywords:
mothers-love, death, love, fears, women
