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“I want you to be better than me. Xue looked at our father. Xue said, What if you are the best man I know how to be?”

Book:The Song Poet: A Memoir of My Father

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The Song Poet: A Memoir of My Father

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Kao Kalia Yang

Kao Kalia Yang is an American writer born in 1980. Her works primarily revolve around Miao culture and immigrant experiences, using personal stories to explore the fusion and conflict of diverse cultures. more

“Sure, my father's cheesy performance had something to do with it, but that wasn't the only reason. I had grown up trapped in an environment over which I had no control, but now I had been given a choice. North Korea or South Korea? As horribly limiting as my options were, the choice was mine to make. I felt as if I was being treated like a human with rights for the first time in my life.”

Growing Up Choice Control

Book:Go

Source: Go

“And that's how I quit being a North Korean resident of Japan, busted out of the tiny confines of Korean school, and dove into the "wide world." That decision, it turned out, came with some.... challenges.”

Challenges Decision Growing Up

Book:Go

Source: Go

“Once a child is born, its main business is to grow – to learn all there is to learn and grow. It can only grow! Trees grow, vegetables grow, animals grow, and you must also grow.”

Inspirational Quotes Growing Up Development Growth Quotes

Book:Know What Matters

Source: Know What Matters

“When a boy leads a boy, he stays a boy. When a man leads a boy, he becomes a man.”

Growth Growing Up Man Manhood Boy

Author:Eric M. Watterson

“It is not natural for human beings to NOT grow to the next stage of life when they should.”

Success Growing Up Progress Self Improvement Maturity Growth Wisdom

Book:Know What Matters

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“I never grew beyond that man; I just hid him away.”

Growing Up Adults Adulthood

Book:Oathbringer

Source: Oathbringer

“Because a girl goes missing in this town and it’s Jasper Jones who is held and threatened and belted for days, but somehow those monsters will arouse no suspicion.”

Growing Up Lack Of Justice

Author:Craig Silvey

“When it comes to raising daughters, especially strong daughters, who will grow up to be strong women; fathers can and do play a very important role in their development and growth. - Raising A Strong Daughter: What Fathers Should Know by Finlay Gow JD and Kailin Gow MA”

Growing Up Strong Women Fathers And Daughters Strong Girls

Author:Kailin Gow

“You are truly an adult, when you assume the responsibilities of an adult, when you can take care of your parents instead of your parents taking care of you. - Kailin Gow”

Growing Up Adulthood Responsibilities

Author:Kailin Gow

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