Wai Chim > Quotes

“It is my future. And I’m looking forward to it.”
― Wai Chim, The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

“Love is like that sometimes, all-encompassing, nonsensical and beyond our control.”
― Wai Chim, The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

“That’s all he thinks is wrong with Ma, that if she was busy enough, she wouldn’t have time to be sad and afraid.”
― Wai Chim, The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

“No matter what you hear, no matter what bad things they say. Remember that we love you and we are here to fight for you. We will fight the bad things, we will fight the shadows together. We are your family.”
― Wai Chim, The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

“Lily says nothing as she heads to bed. But then she looks at me and says, ‘You sound just like Ma,’ before switching off the lights and plunging us into darkness. I’m left frozen by her words. I was wrong. Because as it turns out, that’s the ultimate diss in our family.”
― Wai Chim, The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

“That’s the thing. Everyone thinks therapy is for when things get too bad, but really we all could use someone to talk to.”
― Wai Chim, The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

“Disappointment tastes like chalk lotus bean.”
― Wai Chim, The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

“She’s not sick. She can come to the table. I sounds like a mother — not my mother, but a mother.”
― Wai Chim, The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

“No one lives in the library.’
‘What about the bookworms?’
Michael thinks for a moment and shakes his head again.”
― Wai Chim, The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling

“Baba sighs. ‘Your mother needs a hobby. A job. Then she won’t think so much inside her head. Staying busy is the key.”
― Wai Chim