Old Land, New Tales Quotes

“Sympathy is a woman’s strength and also her greatest weakness.”
― Chen Zhongshi, Old Land, New Tales: Twenty Short Stories by Writers of the Shaanxi Region in China

“A woman is blessed with a tender sense of pity, and she is pleased by affection and adoration from men; their sympathetic actions or considerate words often win her gratitude. On the other hand, if a man acts aggressively, like a rascal, the woman’s gratitude will soon vanish. But then a clever man pretends to have been wronged and humiliated—and then the woman’s tenderness returns as deep as the overflowing sea.”
― Chen Zhongshi, Old Land, New Tales: Twenty Short Stories by Writers of the Shaanxi Region in China

“Hei Lao was at his wits’ end, as desperate as an ant on a hot pan.”
― Chen Zhongshi, Old Land, New Tales: Twenty Short Stories by Writers of the Shaanxi Region in China

“The guests prove to be very talkative, happy and at ease. As the old proverb says, dew is water that survives the ocean. This group of people endured the miseries of Hell, fighting against the devils, escaping and surviving so many disasters. And yet, deep in their hearts, they are happy. They deserve the enjoyment of a happy life every day.”
― Chen Zhongshi, Old Land, New Tales: Twenty Short Stories by Writers of the Shaanxi Region in China