Xiao Bao Bei

“You are not responsible for other people’s happiness and they are not responsible for yours.”

“Inside us there is a word we cannot pronounce and that is who we are.”

“Remind yourself of what you’ve been able to overcome. All the times when you thought you weren’t going to make it through, and you proved yourself wrong. You are more powerful than you feel”

While speaking to Slate for an oral history of the cabbage merchant, Sie playfully said, "Of course, now I’m more at the age of what the cabbage merchant was then. I will cultivate that little beard if they need me to. And because my face is quite expressive, I’m perfect for a live-action version of an animated show. I’m ready."

“Life is like a game of whist. I don’t enjoy the game much; but I like to play my cards well, and see what will be the end of it.”