Lisa See Quotes

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Lisa See is an American Chinese author known for her works such as 'The Shanghai Girls' and 'Snow Flower and the Secret Fan'. Her writing often focuses on the history and culture of Chinese Americans and the Sino-American relationship.

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Famous Lisa See Quotes

“Other kids get white rice, but the food you give us makes it look like we're living a subsistence life.” “I buy white rice for the New Year's Festival,” I said, stung. Then, defensively, “I often put barley in your lunch –” “Which is even more embarrassing, because that means we're really poor.” “What a lucky child you are to say that. You don't know what poor means –”

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Book:The Island of Sea Women

Source: The Island of Sea Women

“The classics tell us that, in relationships, the one between teacher and student comes second only to the one between parent and child.”

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Book:Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Source: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

“If it is perfectly acceptable for a widow to disfigure herself or commit suicide to save face for her husband's family, why should a mother not be moved to extreme action by the loss of a child or children? We are their caretakers. We love them. We nurse them when they are sick. . . But no woman should live longer than her children. It is against the law of nature. If she does, why wouldn't she wish to leap from a cliff, hang from a branch, or swallow lye?”

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Author:Lisa See

“Having a baby is painful in order to show how serious a thing life is.”

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Book:Shanghai Girls

Source: Shanghai Girls

“I’ve never thought much about whether I was happy or if I had fun as a child. I was a so-so girl who lived with a so-so family in a so-so village. I didn’t know that there might be another way to live, and I didn’t worry about it either.”

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Book:Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Source: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

About the Author

Born: February 18, 1955
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 102

Books & Sources

Snow Flower and the Secret FanRelated source material

Peony in LoveRelated source material

The Island of Sea WomenRelated source material

Shanghai GirlsRelated source material

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A NovelRelated source material

Shanghai Girls and Dreams of Joy: Two Bestselling NovelsRelated source material

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird LaneRelated source material

Dragon Bones: A NovelRelated source material

Dreams of JoyRelated source material

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