"The Hindu women never go veiled, and never affect concealment, either at home or abroad."

"Who does not know that veiled beauty is more seductive than visible beauty?"

"The veil is a political symbol and has nothing to do with Islam...They are using women as a political tool in a polit…"

"Veiling and nakedness, they are two faces of the same kind. To see a woman naked, that does not mean she is liberated…"

"My shyness and hesitation have died and gone, and I walk with my face unveiled. The confusion and doubt from my crazy…"

"It was a foot in name only. The misshapen mass looked more like a hoof bisected by a crack."

"Strange to think it was an erotic thing. To us, the smell of rotting flesh would be unbearable. But back then men wro…"

"The bandages that women used for footbinding were about 10 feet long, so it was difficult for them to wash their feet…"

"There's not a single other woman in Liuyicun who could fit their feet into my shoes. When my generation dies, people …"

"Looking back on it, I am not sure what I was expecting. Such cruel and ugly words are used to describe bound feet. I …"