“You’ll never get a marriage proposal if you have to rely on your needlework.” — Lisa See Marriage Copy Share Image
I think to really be literate in nu shu you only need about 600 characters because it is phonetic. So you're able… — Lisa See Able Copy Share Image
I’ve never thought much about whether I was happy or if I had fun as a child. I was a so-so girl… — Lisa See Children 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 Death 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 Beaten Copy Share Image
The classics tell us that, in relationships, the one between teacher and student comes second only to the one between parent and… — Lisa See Children Copy Share Image
Anyone who says that women do not have influence in men's decisions makes a vast and stupid mistake. — Lisa See Decision Copy Share Image
“As she spoke, I wanted to cry, because sometimes it's just so damn hard to be a mother. We have to wait… — Lisa See Children Copy Share Image
“Every pandemic in the history of the world has come from China.” — Lisa See History Copy Share Image
My heart is empty & my life has no value anymore. Each moment a thousand tears. — Lisa See Empty 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 Life 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 Cherry blossom Copy Share Image
“have forced myself to move forward, but I can never move on.” — Lisa See Move forward Copy Share Image
Having a baby is painful in order to show how serious a thing life is. — Lisa See Baby Copy Share Image
“I wonder if there was anything I could have done differently. I hope I would have done everything differently, except I know… — Lisa See Destiny Copy Share Image
All women on earth-- and men, too for that matter-- hope for the kind of love that transforms us, raises us up… — Lisa See Affair Copy Share Image
He was in my hair, my eyes, my fingers, my heart. I day-dreamed about what he was doing, thinking, seeing, smelling, feeling.… — Lisa See Eye Copy Share Image
I've come to believe that part of lovesickness comes from this conflict between control and desire. In love we have no control.… — Lisa See Believe 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 Jigsaw puzzle Copy Share Image
“I saw that deep-heart love meant loving someone in spite of and because of his limitations.” — Lisa See Art love 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… — Lisa See Sun Copy Share Image
