Pearl of China Quotes

“Do you know who Karl Marx is? He is this strange little man, long dead, who lived his narrow little life, and somehow managed by the power of his wayward brain to lay hold upon millions of human lives!”
― Anchee Min, Pearl of China

“The weak one waits for opportunity while the strong one creates.”
― Anchee Min, Pearl of China

“The most important lesson he taught me was that there was no one singular perspective on things or emotions in the universe—no one way of comprehending truth.”
― Anchee Min, Pearl of China

“Mao had decided to make the city his new capital, and he had its name changed from Peking to Beijing.”
― Anchee Min, Pearl of China

“The day I was engaged to be married, I was fourteen. I had no say in the decision. The town’s matchmaker told Papa, “The only medicine that will help your mother regain her health will be news of Willow’s marriage.”
― Anchee Min, Pearl of China