I think sometimes as an adult, you take people for what they do, and what they are now, instead of the whole… — Lisa See Adolescence Copy Share Image
We're told that men are strong & brave, but I think women know how to endure, accept defeat & bear physical &… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
All these types of love come out of duty, respect, and gratitude. Most of them, as the women in my county know,… — Lisa See Brutality Copy Share Image
“When the sun is shining, think of the time it won't be, because even when you're sitting in your house with the… — Lisa See Misfortune Copy Share Image
What stays with me most is a general sense of loss, unease, and longing for the past that cannot be relieved. — Lisa See Death Copy Share Image
“Sometimes you think you have all of tomorrow ahead of you,’ Mama often said. ‘When the sun is shinning, think of the… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“When she reaches the ground, she looks from the old woman to me. A moment of confusion. Then recognition. I know her… — Lisa See Mother Copy Share Image
For my entire life I longed for love. I knew it was not right for me — as a girl and later… — Lisa See Desire Copy Share Image
“Well, Chinese used to be seen as low, right? Working on the railroad, in laundries, and stuff like that. Now they're seen… — Lisa See Stereotype Copy Share Image
But, you know, I just did a big trip in the spring to Vietnam and Cambodia and Thailand, and that's when I… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“As she spoke, I wanted to cry, because sometimes it's just so damn hard to be a mother. We have to wait… — Lisa See Children Copy Share Image
a laotong relationship is made by choice...when we first looked in each other's eyes in the palanquin I felt something special pass… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“Anyone who tells you that the Yao people never care for their daughters is lying. We may be worthless. We may be… — Lisa See Children Copy Share Image
In every message she spoke of birds, of flight, of the world away. Even back then, she flew against what was presented… — Lisa See Bird Copy Share Image
“What's your first impression of a new place? Is it the first meal you eat? Your first ice cream cone? The first… — Lisa See First impression Copy Share Image
Opera tells stories through the pure emotion of music. An exhibition has to tell a story purely visually. I've tried to incorporate… — Lisa See Being Copy Share Image
“It has been said that marriages are arranged by Heaven, that destiny will bring even the most distantly separated people together, that… — Lisa See Destiny Copy Share Image
“The river passes through our mountains, changing its name to Mekong where China, Laos, and Burma meet, before flowing through Thailand, Cambodia,… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
