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“There is nothing shameful about making an honest living.”

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Book:Second Chinese Daughter

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“A woman's life is not her own.”

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“They believed that when a baby died at a very young age, the parents smacked its bottom to leave a bruise, so that if the child was reborn, it could be recognised by the markings on its body.”

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“She had learnt to put pride aside early in life to secure a roof over her head.”

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“Men could get anything they wanted from the women who sought refuge with them. Why would they be obliged to marry their women?”

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“After all the education I have had, I am reduced to the lowliest place in the house of my in-laws?”

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“People don't see it that way. It's always the woman who is blamed for not trying hard enough to please her man.”

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