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# Suchen Christine Lim

(1948)   Writer

 **4** quotes in **12** categories

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Suchen Christine Lim is a writer.

## Quick Facts About Suchen Christine Lim

Born January 1, 1948

Profession Writer

## About Suchen Christine Lim

Singaporean writer... \| Suchen Christine Lim is a Malaysian-born Singaporean writer. She was the inaugural winner of the Singapore Literature Prize in 1992. She was awarded Singapore's pinnacle arts award, the Cultural Medallion, in 2023.

##  Quotes by Suchen Christine Lim

> [“From sunrise to sunset, from one day to the next, till our black hair turns white, we eat, we sleep, we bear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suchen-christine-lim/from-sunrise-to-sunset-from-one-day-to-the-next-till-our-black-hair/)

[Suchen Christine Lim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suchen-christine-lim/)

[Black hair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black-hair/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73f/suchen-christine-lim-66588_black-hair_from-sunrise-to-sunset-from-one-day-to-t_388886.jpg)

> [“For what is life but a succession of change; of one thing after another; painful beginnings, fearful setting out into the unknown,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suchen-christine-lim/for-what-is-life-but-a-succession-of-change-of-one-thing-after/)

[Suchen Christine Lim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suchen-christine-lim/)

[Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/095/suchen-christine-lim-66588_change_for-what-is-life-but-a-succession-of-cha_1203607.jpg)

> [“For what is life but a succession of change; of one thing after another; painful beginnings, fearful setting out into the unknown,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suchen-christine-lim/for-what-is-life-but-a-succession-of-change-of-one-thing-after-2/)

[Suchen Christine Lim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suchen-christine-lim/)

[Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4b/suchen-christine-lim-66588_change_for-what-is-life-but-a-succession-of-cha_2001587.jpg)

> [“Feelings were clouds across the sky. They would change and pass. It wasn't important how she felt.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suchen-christine-lim/feelings-were-clouds-across-the-sky-they-would-change-and-pass-it/)

[Suchen Christine Lim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suchen-christine-lim/)

[Clouds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clouds/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fef/suchen-christine-lim-66588_clouds_feelings-were-clouds-across-the-sky-they_2909576.jpg)

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