It was not about keeping a man; it was a lesson on how not to become an ugly woman. - Yiyun Li
A woman accepted anything from life and made it the best; a man bargained for the better but also the less perfect. - Yiyun Li
When the dead departed, they took away any falsehoods that they might have allowed us to believe while alive; we who are left behind have to embark on a different life, since the dead are no longer here to help us deceive ourselves. - Yiyun Li
But whose problem is it when you make people talk about you?" "Theirs. - Yiyun Li
Does marriage have such a revolutionary power that a long-established habit can be overthrown in such a short time? - Yiyun Li
A real dreamer must have a mutual trust with time. - Yiyun Li