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...A mother is the one who fills your heart in the first place. She teaches you the nature of happiness: what is the right amount, what is too much, a...more

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He simply translated what was in LuLing's heart: her better intentions, her hopes.

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And then it occurs to me. They are frightened. In me, they see their own daughters, just as ignorant, just as unmindful of all the truths and hopes th...more

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She would be quiet at first. Then she would say a word about something small, something she had noticed, and then another word, and another, each one ...more