"Conflict or trenchant issues—all these are inevitable unless you are truly willing to accept everything and guarantee that you'll never regret it for the rest of your life. If you can't do that, then you must stand firm from the start, make your stance clear, Sun Ling, you must understand that you are an adult. Adults should have resilience and toughness."
"You can do anything for your mother, but... never at the cost of sacrificing your own career and marriage."
"Some things become less difficult once you think them through. If you ask me specifically what to do, I don't know either, but when you come to the step where you need my help, I'll certainly not stand by idly, do you understand?"
