The Classics Tell Us That, In Relationships,

And Often It Would Be A Woman Who Was In Her 70s Or 80s Who Would Win The Beauty Contest, Because Bound Feet Never Age.

You May Be Desperate, But Never Let Anyone See You As Anything Less Than A Cultivated Woman.

My Heart Is Empty & My Life Has No Value Anymore. Each Moment A Thousand Tears.

You Can't Fight Your Fate...it Is Predestined.

When I Knew I Couldn't Suffer Another Moment Of Pain, And Tears Fell On My Bloody Bindings, My Mother Spoke Softly Into My Ear, Encouraging Me To Go One More Hour, One More Day, One More Week, Reminding Me Of The Rewards I Would Have If I Carried On A Little Longer. In This Way, She Taught Me How To Endure — Not Just The Physical Trials Of Footbinding And Childbearing But The More Torturous Pain Of The Heart, Mind, And Soul.