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

“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

“I wonder if there was anything I would have done differently. I hope I would have done everything differently, except I know everything would have turned out the same. That's the meaning of fate.”

Ifs Knows Done Wonder Fate

Book:Shanghai Girls and Dreams of Joy: Two Bestselling Novels

Source: Shanghai Girls and Dreams of Joy: Two Bestselling Novels

“When people are alive they love, when they die, they keep loving. If love ends when person dies, that is not real love”

People Ifs Persons Real Ends Dies Alive Real Love

Book:Peony in Love

Source: Peony in Love

“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.”

Ifs Knows Way Children Might Girl Fun Worry Village Another Way Way To Live Had Fun I Had Fun

Book:Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Source: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

“In that moment I understood that the cruelest words in the universe are if only.”

Ifs Moments Motivational Universe Regret Understood That Moment

Book:Peony in Love

Source: Peony in Love

“When I knew I couldn't suffer another moment of pain, and tears fell on my bloody bindings, my mother spoke softly into my ear, encouraging me to go one more hour, one more day, one more week, reminding me of the rewards I would have if I carried on a little longer. In this way, she taught me how to endure — not just the physical trials of footbinding and childbearing but the more torturous pain of the heart, mind, and soul.”

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Author:Lisa See

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

Dreams of Joy: A NovelRelated source material

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