"Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They are relentless survivors. They are the oldest civilized people on earth. Their civilization passes through phases but its basic characteristics remain the same. They yield, they bend to the wind, but they never break."

-- Pearl S. Buck

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“Every generation of children offers mankind the possibility of rebuilding his ruin of a world.”
“Any person who pursues human rights in Iran must live with fear from birth to death, but I have learned to overcome my fear.”
“When we have public success we also have private struggles.”
“Without form, communication stops... without form, you have everybody burbling on to themselves, whenever and however, things that no one else can understand and - rightly - no one else is interested in.”
“Excessive caution can sometimes lead one as far astray as rash enthusiasm.”
“Shade and light are different in every valley.”
“I followed her into the library. The pale light from our chamber below dissipated in the room, but I could still make out â€“ my heart leapt at the sight â€“ row after row, shelf above shelf, floor to ceiling, a city of books. Speck turned to me and asked, Now, what shall we read first?”

Source : Keith Donohue (2011). “The Stolen Child”, p.88, Random House
“Persecution, in short, is like the goldsmith's stamp on real silver and gold - it is one of the marks of a converted man.”

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