“She was bedridden falling a fall which broke her hip. X-rays showed that she had cancer of the colon which had already spreed. To my surprise I found her cheerful and free of pain, perhaps because of the small doses of morphine she was being given. She was surrounded by neighbours and friends who congregated at her bedside day and night. In this cosy, noisy, gregarious world of the "all-chinese" sickbed, so different from the stark, sterile solitude of the American hospital room, her life had assumed the astounding quality of a continuous farewell party.” WorldDifferentPainNightFallFoundGivenRoomsPartyQualitySolitudeSurpriseCancerHipsBrokeChineseHospitalsRaysFarewellCheerfulNeighbourDay And NightDoseStarksNoisyGregariousCosyMorphine Author:Adeline Yen Mah
“You may be right in believing that if you study hard, one day you might become fluent in English. But you will still look Chinese, and when people meet you, they’ll see a Chinese girl no matter how well you speak English. You’ll always be expected to know Chinese, and if you don’t, I’m afraid they will not respect you as much.” PeopleIfsKnowsBelieveWellsLooksMayStillsMatterHardMightGirlSpeakStudyOne DayExpectedChineseSpeak EnglishFluent Book:Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter Source: Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter
