I think we often write because we feel a loneliness, and people read for the same reason, and then they come away feeling a little less lonely.

From what I have observed, when the anesthesia of love wears off, there is always the pain of consequences. You don't have to be stupid to marry the wrong man.

Hardships can harden even the best person.

Over time, passion wanes, differences don't.

That was how dishonesty and betrayal started, not in big lies but in small secrets.

You should think about your character. Know where you are changing, how you will be changed, what cannot be changed back again.

I read a book a day when I was a kid. My family was not literary; we did not have any books in the house.

Only two kinds of daughters, she shouted in Chinese. Those who are obedient and those who follow their own mind!

We dream to give ourselves hope. To stop dreaming - well, that’s like saying you can never change your fate.

With each passing day, I didn't lose hope. I fought to have more.

I hid my deepest feelings so well I forgot where I placed them.

Libraries are the pride of the city.

I began to look at all events and all things as relevant, an opportunity to take or avoid.

Chance is the first step you take, luck is what comes afterward.

You remember only what you want to remember. You know only what your heart allows you to know.

How can you blame a person for his fears and weaknesses unless you have felt the same and done differently?

Writing is an extreme privilege but it's also a gift. It's a gift to yourself and it's a gift of giving a story to someone.

The life we receive is not always what we choose.

Hope is the adrenalin of the soul.