"Some vicious mole of nature"

"That lovely spot which thou dost see In Celias bosome was a Bee, Who built her amorous spicy nest I’th Hyblas of her …"

"I saw Elysium and the milky way Fair-opening to the shades beneath her breast; In Venus’ lap the struggling wanton la…"

"I came into this project with preconceptions like most people have, that this was a custom only done by the elite who…"

"For one of my pieces on camera, I balanced a pair of embroidered doll shoes in the palm of my hand, as I talked about…"

"Most people’s immediate reaction is how bad this custom was. I now see it as more of a means to an end. In their soci…"

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

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

"Certainly the "three-inch golden lotuses" were seen as the ultimate erogenous zone, with Qing dynasty pornographic bo…"

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