“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 Life Copy Share Image
“Grace put her purse on the floor. “My mother says you must never do that,” Ruby chastised. “Mine too,” I agreed. “Do… — Lisa See Parenting Copy Share Image
“I have a whole life to tell; I have nothing left to lose and few to offend.” — Lisa See Life Copy Share Image
Maybe we're all like that with our mothers. They seem ordinary until one day they're extraordinary. — Lisa See Extraordinary Copy Share Image
I think sometimes as an adult, you take people for what they do, and what they are now, instead of the whole… — Lisa See Adult Copy Share Image
I am still learning about love. I thought I understood it--not just mother love, but the love for one's parents, for one's… — Lisa See Art love Copy Share Image
“I remember a song we used to sing, "Columbia, Gem of the Ocean." But I thought it was, "Columbus, Jump in the… — Lisa See Chinese Copy Share Image
I don't really know anything about the movie business, even though I've lived in Los Angeles my whole life - somehow I've… — Lisa See Business Copy Share Image
“So often we're told that women's stories are unimportant. After all, what does it matter what happens in the main room, in… — Lisa See Family together Copy Share Image
“My mother used to tell me that Heaven never seals off all exits.” — Lisa See Parenting Copy Share Image
“I have inherited fragrance of classic books. Drilling the wall for light, hair tied to a beam in fear of drowsing, I… — Lisa See Books 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
“I want a marriage of companions—one of shared lives and shared poems,' he murmured. 'If we were husband and wife, we would… — Lisa See Books Copy Share Image
“We've tried to keep her connected to her Chinese background and we've always felt really good about that, but what if, instead… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
I know a lot about women and their suffering, but I still know almost nothing about men. — Lisa See Men Copy Share Image
In our country we call this type of mother love teng ai. My son has told me that in men's writing it… — Lisa See Character Copy Share Image
“Give a low man one ounce of power and he’ll throw ten thousand pounds of bricks on your head.” — Lisa See Copy Share Image
I am an eighth Chinese, and I come from a large Chinese-American family in Los Angeles. — Lisa See American family Copy Share Image
“What husband wants a wife who thinks she’s smarter than he is?” — Lisa See Marriage Copy Share Image
“Miracles are everywhere, and as I watch my sister--forever, beautiful, forever my little sister--staring into the eyes of the one man she… — Lisa See Happiness Copy Share Image
“I don't want her to either, which is exactly what I've been saying. Still, there's a part of me that hates that… — Lisa See Children Copy Share Image
