"my mother was taught the ch'an concept of……" — Anchee Min
"my mother was taught the ch'an concept of happiness, which was to find satisfaction in small things. i was taught to appreciate the fresh air in the morning, the colour of leaves turning red in autumn and the water's smoothness when i soaked my hands in the basin."
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Anchee Min
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12 Quotes by Anchee Min
Anchee Min has 12 quotes on this site.
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If one wants to get a boat ride, one must be near the river.
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I think about giving up. I almost do.
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If you can't go back to your mother's womb, you'd better learn to be a good fighter.
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My mind swirled with memories of the life I had led. The constant struggle to keep up appearances, the pretenses,…
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lack of will power leads to more failure than lack of intelligence or ability.
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We were meant to survive because of our minds' ability to reason, our ability to live with frustration in order…
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Do you know who Karl Marx is? He is this strange little man, long dead, who lived his narrow little…
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The sun doesn't just hang on one family's tree
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I was happy not to be in his place. He could command my death, but not his. But then, what…
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To be able to do art, it was a luxury to me.
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The self was a very strange concept to me until I came to America, and my child was born with…
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Kisses, even to the air, are beautiful.
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Obviously, the young dancers lack a certain air of maturity.
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