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“When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life.”

Quote by Lisa Yee

Book:Maizy Chen's Last Chance

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Maizy Chen's Last Chance

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Lisa Yee

Lisa Yee, born in 1959, is an American Chinese author known for her focus on the experiences of Asian Americans, particularly the younger generation. Her writing style is deeply influenced by her personal experiences, often exploring themes of race, identity, and growth in her novels and essays. more

“Don't think that people commit suicide or are depressed merely because they are isolated. There are some internal struggles they are fighting, that is invisible to others. Always try your possible best to be kind to people, you never know what they are passing through just because they smile all day.”

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Author:Ojingiri Hannah

“It is extremely disturbing to live in a society that sees older people as a burden rather than rich experiences to benefit from and build upon. Older people can act as the memory that can help us make sense of what was, what is, and what could and should be. I see that in the U.S. older people are not only made invisible in a culture obsessed with youth and superficial physical appearances, but often their insights, experiences, and perspectives are dismissed as ‘nostalgic’ or as outright ‘ignorant’ using the ‘generational gap’ as a pretext.”

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Author:Louis Yako

“Sometimes you don't realize you are lonely until a kind stranger makes you feel like a friend for fifteen minutes and you go away feeling loved. Loneliness is not always the absence of human interaction. More often, it is the absence of human kindness.”

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Book:Sketches of a Small Life

Source: Sketches of a Small Life

“We gaze up at the same stars, the sky covers us all, the same universe encompasses us. What does it matter what practical system we adopt in our search for the truth? Not by one avenue only can we arrive at so tremendous a secret.”

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