“History, the winnowing wind, never halts. We see the chaff rise, forget the waiting grain, seed of the future, fallen to the threshing floor. We never learn, but live on, slit-narrow, as if our living were a pencil line traced upon paper, behaving as trapped denizens of a flat world hemmed in by the bigoted horizon of our own making. Yet the meaning of living is a pushing back, a pulling down of the great walls and domes of fear and ignorance, is relinquishing the nest for the sky, ignorance for understanding. The look back is also a look forward.”
Quote by Han Suyin
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Han Suyin
Han Suyin, born Han Yanru on September 12, 1917, in Meizhou, Guangdong, China, and passed away on November 2, 2012. She was a renowned Chinese physician and author, known for her work in both Chinese and English. Han Suyin made significant contributions to the medical field and was also a prolific writer, with her works spanning various genres including novels, essays, and autobiographies. more
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