Snow Flower was my old same for life. I had a greater and deeper love for her than I could ever feel… — Lisa See 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 Copy Share Image
“One mistake can change the course of your life. You can never return to your original path or go back to the… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“Tea reminds us to slow down and escape the pressures of modern life,” he says” — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“I am old enough to know only too well my good and bad qualities, which were often one and the same. For… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“It's funny how in that moment I see things clearly. Am I beaten down? Yes. Have I allowed myself to become a… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“I have a whole life to tell; I have nothing left to lose and few to offend.” — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“It may be that the numinous spirit of the written word does not perish and so, too, bestows life after death.” — Lisa See Copy Share Image
It's funny how in that moment I see things clearly. Am I beaten down? Yes. Have I allowed myself to become a… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
My heart is empty & my life has no value anymore. Each moment a thousand tears. — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“From this one act, many other laws were passed to make life difficult for the Chinese who were here - even if… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“Suffering has brought clarity into my life. Maybe the things that have happened to me are punishment for what I did in… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“Maybe our lives are like gigantic jigsaw puzzles. You find the right piece and suddenly the whole picture has meaning.” — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“In my life, no three miles have been flat and no three days have had sun. I've been brave in the past,… — Lisa See 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
Sisters, as you know, also have a unique relationship. This is the person who has known you your entire life, who should… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“the birth of the twins and what happened to them, although traditional, has transformed me as irreversibly as soaking cloth in a vat of… — Lisa See 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 doors shut,… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
Snow Flower was my old same for life. I had a greater and deeper love for her than I could ever feel for a… — 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 too, because… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“huigan—causes us to turn inward and reflect as the liquor coats our tongues, shimmers down our throats, and then rises again as fragrance. The… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“...maybe writing doesn't require sacrifice. Maybe it's a gift to experience emotions through our brushes, ink, and paper. I wrote out sorrow, fear, and… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“You can always count on people to crowded your party when you’re in glory but you should never dream of people sending you charcoal… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
It used to happen in villages and towns in China that they would have - I guess you'd call them beauty contests - where… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“So many mistakes. So many errors. So much tragedy as a result. In that moment I understood that the cruelest words in the universe… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
