American english Quote by H. L. Mencken

“We may look and act modern in many ways, but we can’t escape what we are... obedient chinese daughters.”

— Lisa See

“If, simply by nodding, you would acquire great riches, but at the same time bring about the death of an unknown mandarin in distant…

— Ross Laidlaw

“Life is like that." papa turned once again to the Mekong. "Everything is connected, and sometimes we, like little fishes, are awept up in…

— Vaddey Ratner

“It seems to me that the further East you go the more unpunctual are the trains. What ought they to be in China? -…

— Bram Stoker

“A long time ago I lived in Lisbon,' she said, in softly slurred Portuguese that made the name of the city Leesh-boa. 'But before…

— Henry Kuttner

“I should like to know if he has sunk a frigate, alone, with a Fleur-de-Nuit on his back; and as for distinction, my ancestors…

— Naomi Novik

“The Chinese believe that before you can conquer a beast you first must make it beautiful.”

— Kay Redfield Jamison

“China, you run in there and bust out some crazy Shaolin kung-fu, then I'll easily capture them when they're all tired and beat up.…

— Hidekaz Himaruya

“The pre-frontal region of the Peking man resembles that found in some parts of the Middle West.”

— Will Cuppy

“The closer they come to transcending technique and the memorization of lines--the closer to really beginning to act, in short--the more Chinese they begin…

— Arthur Miller

“I'd fake the part for a second to infiltrate, gather intelligence, and then ditch it, laughing on my way back to the outside. That's…

— Eddie Huang

“Their perfect English accents. As if serving all their vowels on a fine set of tongs.”

— Colum McCann