"I had always wanted to be a writer as a child but couldn’t spell out this dream to myself because during the Cultural…"

"Wild Swans shows how life was different for each of the women – my grandmother, my mother, me. This book is also abou…"

"There’s no sense of heritage. Mao destroyed the culture and produced a generation of philistines who do not appreciat…"

"A large part. Woman rulers were always subject to condemnation. She never ruled in her own right and always had to be…"

"Fairies are very shy creatures and prefer to keep themselves hidden from human eyes"

"If you look very carefully, you may see a fairy in your garden"

"The world of fairies is all around us, though we seldom notice it"

"Fairies, elves, mermaids and water-babies inhabit the magical world created by Shirley Barber"

"You are, and haue beene feared ouer all, England's an Ile, of stoute and hardie men: Be stronge in faith, your foes d…"

"Before you act, it's Prudence soberly to consider; for after Action you cannot recede without dishonour: Take the Adv…"