Mind Your Assumptions Quotes

“The subject matter is constantly discussed among different women groups for the next couple of days – arisan mamah mamah, yoga grup, klub jantung sehat, grup senam tongkat - and the news of Bobby's arrival spread like wildfire. Of course, the gossips are
not without its own set of embellishments regarding his family's fortunes, his countenance, his excellent education, and so on and so forth. This is besides the fact that they are all still mere speculation at this point since none of the gossipers has actually met the man in person.”
― Mei Jin, Mind Your Assumptions: A Pride and Prejudice novel

“It was a truth universally acknowledged that a Chinese family must have a son in order to continue the family line.”
― Mei Jin, Mind Your Assumptions: A Pride and Prejudice novel