If You Could See the Sun

To live well, you must learn to see yourself first.

Henry, whose head is resting against my shoulder, the soft curls of his hair brushing my cheek, his features smooth and unguarded in sleep. And everything about this moment is so lovely and so fragile in its loveliness that I’m almost afraid to hold it. Afraid that the spell will break.

I would rather spend the rest of this train ride fighting with him than let him be trapped alone with his thoughts and fears again

Mama always says there are no ugly women, only lazy women—but from what I’ve gathered, it’s more like there are no ugly women, only broke women

“Everything’s a form of power,”

I almost consider telling him this, justifying myself, but then I remember who I’m talking to. 250,000 RMB is just a number to Henry Li, not the difference between two lives. He would never understand.

But right now, my wants are bigger than my fears.

But right now, my wants are bigger than my fears.

“Another author also said that the self and society are like the sea and the sky—a change in one reflects a change in the other.”

“And sometimes the universe grants us the things we don’t know we need, which turn out to be a gift.”