My mind swirled with memories of the life I had led. The constant struggle to keep up appearances, the pretenses, the smiles that had been met with tears. The long sleepless nights, the loneliness that cloaked my spirit and turned… — Anchee Min Copy Share Image
We were meant to survive because of our minds' ability to reason, our ability to live with frustration in order to maintain our virtue. We wore smiling masks while dying inside. — Anchee Min Copy Share Image
Do you know who Karl Marx is? He is this strange little man, long dead, who lived his narrow little life, and somehow managed… — Anchee Min Copy Share Image
No matter how American I become, I'm considered part of the Chinese community by my own family. — Anchee Min Copy Share Image
“Zabranjeni grad je pjesma u svojem najčistijem obliku. On je moj duhovni vrt gdje mogu leći među cvijeće i otpočinuti.” — Anchee Min Copy Share Image
If you can't go back to your mother's womb, you'd better learn to be a good fighter. — Anchee Min Copy Share Image
My mind swirled with memories of the life I had led. The constant struggle to keep up appearances, the pretenses, the smiles that had… — Anchee Min Copy Share Image
“Imi spuse ca era adevarat ca nici una dintre operele exemplare nu vorbea despre dragoste. I-am spus: Eu nu cred ca eroii nu au… — Anchee Min Copy Share Image
My goal was to do anything that would lead to a job. I know that writing would not lead to a job. It's too… — Anchee Min Copy Share Image
When Chinese get together - what's buried stays buried. We don't even discuss our embarrassing early days struggling in Chicago. — Anchee Min Copy Share Image
