“My father said he was going to write to the Jinzhou City Party Committee asking for permission to 'talk about love'...My mother supposed it was a bit like asking permission from the head of the family...the Communist Party was the new patriarch.” WritingSaidMotherFatherBitsPartyCitiesAskingChinaCommunistPermissionCommitteesCommunist PartyPatriarchAsking Permission Author:Jung Chang
“When he asked my grandmother if she would mind being poor, she said she would be happy just to have her daughter and himself: 'If you have love, even plain water is sweet.” IfsLoveMindSaidWould BeWaterPoorSweetDaughterGrandmotherMy Grandmother Book:Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China Source: Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
“If children were brought up to become non-conformists it would only ruin their lives. So parents all over China who loved their children told them to do as Chairman Mao said. It was not possible to tell them anything else.” IfsChildrenSaidParentChinaRuinsChairmanConformistMaoNon ConformistChairman Mao Author:Jung Chang
“I remember when my mother pointed to a stone, and she said this was the kind of stone people used to place on the feet of the baby girls to stop them trying to climb away and unbind their feet.” PeopleTryingKindSaidRememberUsedMotherGirlFeetBabyStonesClimbsRemember WhenBaby Girl Author:Jung Chang
