I wondered about her chicken-and-egg relationship with Dad. Which came first? Her helplessness or his controlling?
Justina ChenStichwörter: abuse abused-women
What would it be like to look in the mirror and actually accept what you see? Not loathe the reflection, or despise it, or be resigned to it? But to like it?
Justina ChenStichwörter: happiness self-esteem
There is a time to study a map passionately, obsessively. To see where you've gone, where others have gone before you. To commit to memory every obstacle, every danger. Shakespeare had a term for this obsession: mappery. But there is a time, too, when you say, come dragons. I challenge you to find me.
Justina ChenEver the collector of treasure maps that promised the world but led nowhere.
Justina ChenNo power was total, no power permanent, no power absolute.
Justina ChenI took her hand in mine, not the way I used to hold hers as a child, but with our fingers woven together. And we strode through the archway of emperors and into the open -- hand in hand, my mother and I.
Justina ChenBut even quashed rebellions leave us different. Because freedom may be a forbidden fruit in tyrannies, but once tasted, it is unforgettable.
Justina ChenI didn't have the language to communicate that to this little girl -- or to communicate that beauty -- real everlasting beauty -- lives not on our faces, but in our attitude and our actions. It lives in what we do for ourselves and for others.
Justina ChenNo experience is wasted.
Justina ChenWhen you think about it, life is a risk. Every day is a risk. Getting in a car is a risk. Loving is a risk. But, darling, losing it all means that you have a chance to rebuild, better than before.
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