“When I first came to America, you know, I would look at the newsstands and see the women on the magazine covers. I had never seen anyone smile the way these girls smile! It's like they have nothing to worry about!”
Anchee Min“When I first came to America, you know, I would look at the newsstands and see the women on the magazine covers. I had never seen anyone smile the way these girls smile! It's like they have nothing to worry about!”
Anchee Min“We were meant to survive because of our minds' ability to reason, our ability to live with frustration in order to maintain our virtue. We wore smiling masks while dying inside.”
Anchee Min“The sun doesn't just hang on one family's tree”
Anchee Min, Empress Orchid“If you can't go back to your mother's womb, you'd better learn to be a good fighter.”
Anchee Min, Red Azalea