I think about giving up. I almost do.

Anchee Min


Show the quote in German

Show the quote in French

Show the quote in Italian

Go to quote


My mind swirled with memories of the life I had led. The constant struggle to keep up appearances, the pretenses, the smiles that had been met with tears. The long sleepless nights, the loneliness that cloaked my spirit and turned me into a true ghost.

Anchee Min


Go to quote


lack of will power leads to more failure than lack of intelligence or ability.

Anchee Min


Go to quote


my mother was taught the ch'an concept of happiness, which was to find satisfaction in small things. i was taught to appreciate the fresh air in the morning, the colour of leaves turning red in autumn and the water's smoothness when i soaked my hands in the basin.

Anchee Min

Tags: quote-from-empress-orchid



Go to quote


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

Tags: history china mao pork



Go to quote


Do you know who Karl Marx is? He is this strange little man, long dead, who lived his narrow little life, and somehow managed by the power of his wayward brain to lay hold upon millions of human lives!

Anchee Min


Go to quote


Gorko gutaj u gorčini;tako ćeš biti najbolji kad dođe dobro.

Anchee Min


Go to quote


The sun doesn't just hang on one family's tree

Anchee Min

Tags: luck



Go to quote


I was happy not to be in his place. He could command my death, but not his. But then, what kind of power was his? He was a prisoner of himself.

Anchee Min


Go to quote


Vjetar pokazuje svoje tijelo kroz drhtavo lišće.

Anchee Min


Go to quote



Page 1 of 2.
next last »

©gutesprueche.com

Data privacy

Imprint
Contact
Wir benutzen Cookies

Diese Website verwendet Cookies, um Ihnen die bestmögliche Funktionalität bieten zu können.

OK Ich lehne Cookies ab