“ They said her duck recipe and the Chinese music were so dramatic everything else sounded anemic. Frank McCourt
“ My little donkey, if I hadn't shown up, your fate would have been sealed. Love has saved you. Is there anything else that could erase the innate fears of a donkey and send him to rescue you from certa… Mo Yan
“ Will: 'Singing the praises of our fair city? We treat you well here, don't we, James? I doubt I'd have that kind of luck in Shanghai. What do you call us there again?'Jem: 'Yang guizi ... foreign devi… Cassandra Clare
“ It is fundamental to both Taoist and Confucian thought that the natural man is to be trusted, and from their standpoint it appears that the Western mistrust of human nature-whether theological or tech… Alan W. Watts
“ This communal parenting brought me out of the privacy of our foreign enclave and into the public life of the community. Here, parenting was everyone’s responsibility; all adults were "aunties" and "un… Aminta Arrington
“ To most Americans, a dog is a potential mate. To some Chinese, a dog is potential meat. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ Because different cultures see a particular animal as representing a certain human virtue or vice, the use of animal imagery also allows for more colorful commentary on the human condition. Larry Herzberg
“ I intend to see that justice is done by presiding, in the manner of the omnipotent Walter Mitty, as chief justice of a tribunal trying the case of those plotting further advances for the Chinese chara… John DeFrancis
“ And so the result of several years of Everybody Shareskyism, other than slaughtering people, is for everybody to stand around and stare blankly at each other. Lao She
“ Suicide. This is the exact opposite of last time, for this time I'm experiencing a kind of pleasure in life, in being alive, a pleasure in living that I've never experienced before, and I'm hopeful an… Qiu Miaojin
“ The sacrifices of time and money that Chinese friends will make for one another often go far beyond what is expected or accepted in Western society. Larry Herzberg
“ And so we went. And so it went. And, slowly, I began to learn: speaking in the same language does not equal communication, especially when there is a cultural divide. Gerry Abbey
“ Faxian and Xuanzang might have been the first Chinese to travel to India, but sometimes it felt like I was the first. Hong Mei
“ Look at the truth from how it stands, not where it comes from. The truth is still the truth no matter whether it is spoken by an Indian, an American, a Chinese, an European, an African or an Australia… Israelmore Ayivor
“ Only those who have tasted the bitterest of the bitter can become people who stand out among others. -Guanchang Xianxing Ji Matthew Polly
“ The fact is that Chinese parents can do things that would seem unimaginable-even legally actionable-to Westerners. Chinese mothers can say to their daughters, "Hey fatty-lose some weight." By contrast… Amy Chua
“ In the early 1970s, racial and gender discrimination was still prevalent. The easy camaraderie prevailing in the operating room evaporated at the completion of surgical procedures. There was an unspok… Adeline Yen Mah
“ I knew that I was the least-loved child because I was a girl and because my mother had died giving birth to me. Adeline Yen Mah
“ No matter what else people may steal from you, they will never be able to take away your knowledge. Adeline Yen Mah
