Quote collection
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"My father said he was going to write to the Jinzhou City Party Committee asking for permission to 'talk about love'...My mother supposed it was a bit like asking permission from the head of the family...the Communist Party was the new patriarch."
"I always wanted to be a writer."
"...boredom was as exhausting as backbreaking labor."
"I feel perhaps my heart is still in China."
"...go in the direction your head is pointed in."
"For anyone to open their heart, they need the right atmosphere, and something to prompt them. For my mother it was her trip abroad: she was in a very relaxed, understanding environment. I was very sympathetic towards her."