“I imagine a hundred Chinese Icaruses, molding wings out of earwax. You can't stop people from wishing.”
“Love gives you wings. Icarus and the Challenger both had wings, and so did my first love letter, after I folded it up and flung it at my crush. ”
“. . . finally, I couldn't imagine how I could live without books, and I stopped dreaming about marrying that Chinese prince. . . .”
“as much as i try to be an easygoing, stretch your wings and fly type... i just can't stop trying to burst people into flames with my mind.”
“You don't know me, but I know about you...I can't make you live longer. I can't stop you from hurting. But I can give you one wish, as someone did for me.”
“I've read hundreds of books about China over the decades. I know the Chinese. I've made a lot of money with the Chinese. I understand the Chinese mind.”