Lisa See Quotes about Children

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Having a baby is painful in order to show how serious a thing life is.

Having a baby is painful in order to show how serious a thing life is.

Life, Baby, Children

Lisa See (2010). “Shanghai Girls”, p.150, A&C Black

The classics tell us that, in relationships, the one between teacher and student comes second only to the one between parent and child.

Lisa See

Teacher, Children, Parent

Lisa See (2011). “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan”, p.234, A&C Black

I’ve never thought much about whether I was happy or if I had fun as a child. I was a so-so girl who lived with a so-so family in a so-so village. I didn’t know that there might be another way to live, and I didn’t worry about it either.

Lisa See

Girl, Children, Fun

Lisa See (2011). “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan”, p.10, A&C Black

If it is perfectly acceptable for a widow to disfigure herself or commit suicide to save face for her husband's family, why should a mother not be moved to extreme action by the loss of a child or children? We are their caretakers. We love them. We nurse them when they are sick. . . But no woman should live longer than her children. It is against the law of nature. If she does, why wouldn't she wish to leap from a cliff, hang from a branch, or swallow lye?

Lisa See

Mother, Suicide, Children

Lisa See Quotes about Children

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