I wonder if there was anything I could have done differently. I hope I would have done everything differently, except I know that everything would have turned out the same. That's the meaning of fate. But if some things are fated and some people are luckier than others, then I also have to believe that I still haven't found my destiny.
Lisa SeeI have inherited fragrance of classic books. Drilling the wall for light, hair tied to a beam in fear of drowsing, I wrest from nature excellence in letters.
Lisa SeeSo many mistakes. So many errors. So much tragedy as a result. In that moment I understood that the cruelest words in the universe are if only.
Lisa SeeIt may be that the numinous spirit of the written word does not perish and so, too, bestows life after death.
Lisa SeeWe may look and act modern in many ways, but we can’t escape what we are... obedient chinese daughters.
Lisa SeeWhen you don’t have much, having less isn’t so bad.
Lisa SeeTag: inspirational
I imagined my first night alone in bed with my stranger. I conjured our future years together unhampered by worries about money or officialdom. We would enjoy the day, the night, a smile, a word, a kiss, a glance. All lovely thoughts. All pointless dreams.
Lisa SeeI want a marriage of companions—one of shared lives and shared poems,' he murmured. 'If we were husband and wife, we would collect books, read, and drink tea together. As I told you before, I'd want you for what's in here.'
Again he pointed to my heart, but I felt it in a place far lower in my body.
Tag: love poetry companionship
I am still learning about love. I thought I understood it--not just mother love, but the love for one's parents, for one's husband, and for one's laotong. I've experienced the other types of love--pity love, respectful love and gratitude love. But looking at our secret fan with its messages written between Snow Flower and me over many years, I see that I didn't value the most important love--deep-heart love.
Lisa SeeDon't ever feel that you have to hide who you are. Nothing good ever comes from keeping secrets like that.
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