There have been 50 or 60 books written about Empress Orchid, but none of them bothered to really examine the period in China when she lived. I was taught that she was evil; it's in all the textbooks.
If one wants to get a boat ride, one must be near the river. - Anchee Min
If one wants to get a boat ride, one must be near the river.
- Anchee Min
lack of will power leads to more failure than lack of intelligence or ability. - Anchee Min
lack of will power leads to more failure than lack of intelligence or ability.
If you can't go back to your mother's womb, you'd better learn to be a good fighter. - Anchee Min
If you can't go back to your mother's womb, you'd better learn to be a good fighter.
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 way… - Anchee Min
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 way…
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
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.
When Chinese get together - what's buried stays buried. We don't even discuss our embarrassing early days struggling in Chicago. - Anchee Min
When Chinese get together - what's buried stays buried. We don't even discuss our embarrassing early days struggling in Chicago.
The self was a very strange concept to me until I came to America, and my child was born with that entitlement, and that just thrilled me. - Anchee Min
The self was a very strange concept to me until I came to America, and my child was born with that entitlement, and that just thrilled me.
To be able to do art, it was a luxury to me. - Anchee Min
To be able to do art, it was a luxury to me.
I think about giving up. I almost do. - Anchee Min
I think about giving up. I almost do.
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