“Men want a woman who is a virtuous wife, a good mother, and can do all the housework like a maid. Outside the home, she should be attractive and cultivated, and be a credit to him. In bed, she must… — Xinran Copy Share Image
“(While interviewing at the Hunan women's prison:) 'I have lived with several men, and let them amuse themselves with me. Because of that, I… — Xinran Copy Share Image
“(As a "grandchild of a capitalist household":) At school, I was forbidden to take singing and dancing lessons with the other girls because I… — Xinran Copy Share Image
“(While interviewing The University Student:) 'Oh, poor Xinran. You haven't even got the various categories of women straight. How can you possibly hope to… — Xinran Copy Share Image
Everybody says women are like water. I think it's because water is the source of life, and it adapts itself to its environment. Like… — Xinran Copy Share Image
The way we understand both our present and our future depends on what we have lived through. — Xinran Copy Share Image
The more you read, the more you want to know, and so the more questions you have. — Xinran Copy Share Image
“Just what are women, exactly? Should men be classed in the same species as women? Why are they so different? Books and films may… — Xinran Copy Share Image
“(While interviewing The University Student:) 'Good Chinese women are conditioned to behave in a soft, meek manner, and they bring this behaviour to bed.… — Xinran Copy Share Image
“I received no praise for the rescue of this girl, only criticism for "moving the troops about and stirring up the people" and wasting… — Xinran Copy Share Image
No one like crying, but tears water our souls. So, perhaps my thanks should be to allow you to cry for the Chinese women… — Xinran Copy Share Image
“When you walk into your memories, you are opening a door to the past; the road within has many branches, and the route is… — Xinran Copy Share Image
