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“It is difficult for anyone to watch someone close suffer. The grief comes from not understanding the pain, and from knowing that suffering, even when it ends, will live on as memory. A child does not, and should not, understand her parents' memories, yet this incomprehension does not offer exemption. The child in every one of us carries the burden of memory's melodrama, not only our own, but those before our time.”

Quote by Yiyun Li

Book:Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your Life
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Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your Life

This book is a compilation of intimate letters and introspective essays that delve into the author's personal experiences and thoughts, offering a glimpse into their life and inner world. more

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Yiyun Li
Yiyun Li

Yiyun Li, born on November 4, 1972, is a prominent Chinese writer known for her profound character portrayal and unique narrative style. Her works have won wide acclaim from readers. more

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