"We need to raise our voices a little more, even as they say to us, 'This is so uncharacteristic of you.' Invisibility is not a natural state for anyone."

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Source : Mitsuye Yamada, Merle Woo, Nellie Wong (2003). “Three Asian American Writers Speak Out on Feminism”, Red Letter Press

Mitsuye Yamada

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“Gratitude is what opens the spiritual doors to all the blessings. Everything becomes clear, you see, you feel, you live.”
“Business is about profit, yes, and it is about more than profit. At its best, it is about expanding the possibilities of humanity.”
“I should get a manicure more often.”
“Life is amazingly unpredictable; any 22-year-old who thinks they know where they will be in 10 years, much less in 30, is simply lacking imagination.”
“Liv, I'm not saying don't have fun - that's why we're here - but when the coven calls us home they don't care if we're in love or not.”
“Dali blinked at me. "Would you mind making coffee while you're dancing? I smell it on the bottom shelf, either first or second jar on the left." I opened the first jar and looked inside. Coffee. The label said BORAX. "What's up with the labels?" Dali shrugged. "You're in the house of a cat whose job is to spy. He thinks he's clever. I'd be careful with the silverware drawer. There might be a bomb in it.”
“As far as you can avoid it, do not give grief to anyone. Never inflict your rage on another. If you hope for eternal rest, feel the pain yourself; but donâ€™t hurt others.”
“Well, first I'd want a better vibrato.”

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