We're Told That Men Are

I Know A Lot About Women And Their Suffering, But I Still Know Almost Nothing About Men.

In Our Country We Call This Type Of Mother Love Teng Ai. My Son Has Told Me That In Men's Writing It Is Composed Of Two Characters. The First Means Pain; The Second Means Love. That Is A Mother's Love.

You May Be Desperate, But Never Let Anyone See You As Anything Less Than A Cultivated Woman.

When I Knew I Couldn't Suffer Another Moment Of Pain, And Tears Fell On My Bloody Bindings, My Mother Spoke Softly Into My Ear, Encouraging Me To Go One More Hour, One More Day, One More Week, Reminding Me Of The Rewards I Would Have If I Carried On A Little Longer. In This Way, She Taught Me How To Endure — Not Just The Physical Trials Of Footbinding And Childbearing But The More Torturous Pain Of The Heart, Mind, And Soul.

Don't Ever Feel That You Have To Hide Who You Are. Nothing Good Ever Comes From Keeping Secrets Like That.