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"Started this earlier this afternoon and more than halfway done. A little on the Harlequin romance side with some of the scenes, but I've skimmed past those. Very fascinating story of an actual historical figure who went from an actress (which, at the time was also expected to act much like a prostitute) to Roman empress." — Jun 24, 2018 07:12PM
"Started this earlier this afternoon and more than halfway done. A little on the Harlequin romance side with some of the scenes, but I've skimmed past those. Very fascinating story of an actual historical figure who went from an actress (which, at the time was also expected to act much like a prostitute) to Roman empress." — Jun 24, 2018 07:12PM


“We all had our miseries. But to despair was to wish back for something already lost. Or to prolong what was already unbearable.
-Suyuan”
― The Joy Luck Club
-Suyuan”
― The Joy Luck Club

“I am old enough to know only too well my good and bad qualities, which were often one in the same.”
― Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
― Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

“Anyone who says that women do not have influence in men's decisions makes a vast and stupid mistake.”
― Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
― Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

“For my entire life I longed for love. I knew it was not right for me — as a girl and later as a woman — to want or expect it, but I did, and this unjustified desire has been at the root of every problem I have experienced in my life.”
― Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
― Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

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