China Dolls Quotes

“You're leaving, "she said, rising to her feet. "I knew it was coming."
"How?"
"I'm your mother. You're the breath of my lungs and the beat of my heart. I know you very well.”
― Lisa See, China Dolls

“There is only one perfect child in the world and every mother has him.”
― Lisa See, China Dolls

“A woman isn't just one thing. The past is in us, constantly changing us. Heartache and failure shift our perspectives as do joy and triumphs. At any moment, on any given day, we can be friends, competitors, or enemies. We can be generous or stingy, loving or petty, helpful or untrustworthy.”
― Lisa See, China Dolls

“You cannot refuse to eat just because there's a chance of being choked.”
― Lisa See, China Dolls

“Dreamers are born to be disappointed.”
― Lisa See, China Dolls

“When fortune comes, do not enjoy all of it; when advantage comes, do not take all of it.”
― Lisa See, China Dolls

“of thought—months, alone, of thought.”
― Lisa See, China Dolls

“A woman isn't just one thing. The past is in us, constantly changing us. Heartache and failure shift perspectives as do joy and triumphs.”
― Lisa See, China Dolls

“The fear of death was a powerful aphrodisiac.”
― Lisa See, China Dolls

“To believe in dreams is to spend half your life asleep.”
― Lisa See, China Dolls

“But teaching a lesson isn’t a part of friendship.”
― Lisa See, China Dolls

“Danseuse routine and my fame grew. I could walk into a”
― Lisa See, China Dolls

“When fortune comes, do not enjoy all of it; when advantage comes, do not take all of it”
― Lisa See, China Dolls

“better”
― Lisa See, China Dolls

“Più a lungo dura la notte, più i sogni si fanno capricciosi.”
― Lisa See, China Dolls

“Dad was the biological vessel who helped put my soul into this body,”
― Lisa See, China Dolls

“shift”
― Lisa See, China Dolls

“Grace put her purse on the floor. “My mother says you must never do that,” Ruby chastised. “Mine too,” I agreed. “Do you want all your money to run out of your purse?”
― Lisa See, China Dolls