“We hug, but there are no tears. For every awful thing that's been said and done, she is my sister. Parents die, daughters grow up and marry out, but sisters are for life. She is the only person left in the world who shares my memories of our childhood, our parents, our Shanghai, our struggles, our sorrows, and, yes, even our moments of happiness and triumph. My sister is the one person who truly knows me, as I know her.”
More from Lisa See
“He was in my hair, my eyes, my fingers, my heart. I day-dreamed about what he was doing,…”
“Read a thousand books, and your words will flow like a river.”
“People come in and out of our lives, and the true test of friendship is whether you can…”
“That's what sisters do: we argue, we point out each other's frailties, mistakes, and bad…”