“This was one of the greatest test of his faith he had ever experienced. The thought of deceiving the kind and faithful wife of his youth... was more than he felt able to bear.... his sorrow and misery were increased by the thought of my mother hearing it from some other source, which would no doubt separate them, and he shrank from the thought of such a thing, or of causing her any unhappiness.” KindAbleMotherFeltDoubtWifeYouthSourceBearsSorrowTestsMiseryHearingFaithfulNo DoubtUnhappinessDeceivingPolygamyFaithful Wife Author:Orson F. Whitney
“I have heard from my father and mother all the answers that faith in God could offer to those who doubt and search for the truth. In our home and in many other homes the eternal questions were more actual than the latest news in the Yiddish newspaper. In spite of all the disenchantments and all my skepticism I believe that the nations can learn much from those Jews, their way of thinking, their way of bringing up children, their finding happiness where others see nothing but misery and humiliation.” ThinkingWayBelieveChildrenHomeMotherFatherI BelieveNationsAnswersDoubtHeardOffersFindingsEternalNewsMiseryJewNewspapersSpiteFaith In GodSkepticismHumiliationWay Of ThinkingFinding HappinessYiddishDisenchantment Book:Aspects of I.B. Singer Source: Aspects of I.B. Singer
“I was raised the Chinese way: I was taught to desire nothing, to swallow other people's misery, to eat my own bitterness. And even though I taught my daughter the opposite, still she came out the same way! Maybe it is because she was born to me and she was born a girl. And I was born to my mother and I was born a girl. All of us are like stairs, one step after another, going up and down, but all going the same way.” PeopleWayStillsMotherDesireGirlBornMy OwnStepsGenerationsTaughtDaughterOppositesMiseryRaisedChineseMy DaughterBitternessUp And DownStairs Author:Amy Tan