“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
“It's hard for a snake to go back to Hell once its had a taste of Heaven.” — Lisa See Heaven Copy Share Image
I know a lot about women and their suffering, but I still know almost nothing about men. — Lisa See Copy Share Image
My heart is empty & my life has no value anymore. Each moment a thousand tears. — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“Yes, she had held her family together, but at what cost to herself.” — Lisa See Family Copy Share Image
Parents die, daughters grow up and marry out, but sisters are for life. — Lisa See Children Copy Share Image
Seeing something once is better than hearing about it a hundred times. Doing something once is better than seeing it a hundred… — Lisa See 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
While she is lovely, we need to remember that her face is not what distinguishes her. Her beauty is a reflection of… — Lisa See Beauty Copy Share Image
People come in and out of our lives, and the true test of friendship is whether you can pick back up right… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
I didn't know you would be here last night, but you were. We can't fight fate. Instead, we must accept that fate… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“So many mistakes. So many errors. So much tragedy as a result. In that moment I understood that the cruelest words in… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“Only through pain will you have beauty. Only through suffering will you find peace. I wrap, I bind, but you will have… — Lisa See Beauty Copy Share Image
“Gone were my girlish ideas about romantic love and my later ideas about sexual love. From Yi, I learned to appreciate deep-heart… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“I imagined my first night alone in bed with my stranger. I conjured our future years together unhampered by worries about money… — Lisa See Dreams 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
“The three most important powers are Heaven, Earth and Man. The three luminaries are the Sun, the Moon and the Stars. Opportunities… — Lisa See Power Copy Share Image
May and I are sisters. We'll always fight, but we'll always make up as well. That's what sisters do: we argue, we… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“There was a typhoon the day you were born... It is said that a Dragon born in a storm will have a… — Lisa See Dragon Copy Share Image
My love for him had never gone away but only changed, growing deeper like wine fermenting or pickles curing. It bore into… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“In my life, no three miles have been flat and no three days have had sun. I've been brave in the past,… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“Anyone who tells you that the Yao people never care for their daughters is lying. We may be worthless. We may be… — Lisa See Children Copy Share Image
We hug, but there are no tears. For every awful thing that's been said and done, she is my sister. Parents die,… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“In the leadup to the election of 1876, swing votes were tied to the issue of Chinese immigration in the same way… — Lisa See Hot topic 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 Copy Share Image
“But I’m not just shocked. I’m also disappointed in May for allowing Z.G. to talk her into this. I’m angry at him… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
“individual family. It showed an infant’s face blown up so big it was blurry.” — Lisa See Family Copy Share Image
“My mother used to tell me that Heaven never seals off all exits.” — Lisa See Heaven Copy Share Image
“There is only one perfect child in the world and every mother has him.” — Lisa See Child Copy Share Image
And one of the interesting things about bound feet is that they never age. — Lisa See Age Copy Share Image
You may be desperate, but never let anyone see you as anything less than a cultivated woman. — Lisa See Desperate Copy Share Image
Poetry is on earth to make you serene, not corrupt your mind, thoughts,or emotions — Lisa See Earth Copy Share Image
Dreaming, dreaming, dreaming -- weren't our dreams what gave us strength, hope, and desire? — Lisa See Desire Copy Share Image
