“I think because of their terrible past, particularly this century, the Chinese have come to accept cruelty more than many other people, which is something I feel very unhappy about” PeopleThinkingFeelsPastAcceptingCenturyTerribleUnhappyCrueltyChinese Author:Jung Chang
“The Chinese seemed to be mourning Mao in a heartfelt fashion. But I wondered how many of their tears were genuine. People had practiced acting to such a degree that they confused it with their true feelings.” PeopleFeelingsActingFashionTearsDegreesGenuineChineseConfusedMourningHeartfeltMaoTrue Feelings Book:Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China Source: Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
“I like to have Chinese furniture in my home as a constant and painful reminder of how much has been destroyed in China. The contrast between the beauty of the past and the ugliness of the modern is nowhere sharper than in China.” Has BeensHomePastModernConstantPainfulChinaDestroyedChineseContrastFurnitureRemindersUgliness Author:Jung Chang
“I would love mainland Chinese to read my book. There is a Chinese translation which I worked on myself, published in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Many copies have gone into China but it is still banned.” StillsBookGoneChinaChineseCopiesTranslationsBannedHong KongTaiwan Author:Jung Chang
“What has marked Chinese society is its level of cruelty, not just revolutions and wars. We ought to reject it totally, otherwise in another upheaval there will be further cruelty.” WarLevelsRevolutionOughtCrueltyChineseRejectsUpheaval Author:Jung Chang
