"Obey, obey, obey, then do what you want."

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Source : Lisa See (2011). “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Random House Reader's Circle Deluxe Reading Group Edition): A Novel”, p.157, Random House

Lisa See

#Want Quotes #What You Want Quotes

“No reason to feel depressed about being depressed. A depression can be a golden opportunity to collect the pieces and build ourselves anew. Global Souls are always on the move, nomads at heart, connected to various cities, commuters between cultures, both from here and everywhere.”
“The most important thing about a child's education is to have a great teacher in front of the classroom and a lot of choice and accountability with parents.”
“The boy can do anything, but to be the star of the World Cup you have got to get to the final and win it!”
“The art of dharma practice requires commitment, technical accomplishment, and imagination. As with all arts, we will fail to realize its full potential if any of these three are lacking. The raw material of dharma practice is ourself and our world, which are to be understood and transformed according to the vision and values of the dharma itself. This is not a process of self- or world- transcendence, but one of self- and world- creation.”
“Face it, I didn't become famous until I took my clothes off.”

Source : People Magazine, March 26, 2001.
“When you're angry, you can't fight rationally. Your body chemistry is all messed up. Your energy goes to all the wrong places. You can't do anything well except get angrier. That's why I like fighting guys who are pumped up on steroids. Fighting is all about relaxing and releasing tension, so your body is flexible and fluid, able to bend and flex quickly, like water. I like fighting angry guys who are really tense. They can't think right, and they can't fight right.”
“I think writing about unhappiness is probably the source of my popularity, if I have any - after all, most people are unhappy, don't you think?”
“A brainscan cannot interpret itself and neither can a data dashboard in education.”

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