Quote by Lisa See
It used to happen in villages and towns in China that they would h

It used to happen in villages and towns in China that they would have – I guess youd call them beauty contests – where all of the women of a particular village or town would be seated behind these screens or curtains with only their feet showing. – Lisa See

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People come in and out of our lives, and the true test of friendship is whether you can pick back up right where you left off the last time you saw each other. – Lisa See

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I think all women have a friend who at some point dumped them or betrayed them or deeply disappointed them. And at the same time all women have a friend who they dumped or betrayed or hurt in some way. Thats universal in womens friendships. – Lisa See

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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. – Lisa See

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Who would not give up wit for power and beauty? – Mason Cooley

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I had a lot of resentment for a while toward Kim Novak. But I dont mind her anymore. Shes okay. Weve become friends. I even asked her before this trip for some beauty tips. – Kim Novak

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We no longer dare to believe in beauty and we make of it a mere appearance in order the more easily to dispose of it. – Hans Urs von Balthasar

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The double hundred Fowler hit in the Madras Test was an absolute beauty. – David Gower

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