We are lost, she and I, unseen and not seeing, unheard and not hearing, unknown by others. - Amy Tan

I thought this man had long ago drained everything from my heart. But now something strong and bitter flowed and made me feel another emptiness in a place I didn't know was there. I cursed this man aloud so he could hear. You had dog eyes. You jumped and followed whoever called you. Now you chase your own tail.

When my daughter looks at me, she sees a small old lady. That is because she sees only with her outside eyes. She has no chuming , no inside knowing of things. If she had chuming, she would see a tiger lady. And she would have careful fear.

When you already believe something, how can you suddenly stop? When you are a loyal friend, how can you no longer be one?