Colleen McCullough Quotes

The great quality of the 'Three Kingdoms' is that it seems to encapsulate and portray every facet of the Chinese personality.

China is, indeed, in so many ways, not like the West. It is not even primarily a nation state but a civilisation state. Whereas the West has primarily been shaped by its experience of nation, China has been moulded by its sense of civilisation.

I'm very proud I'm Chinese and represent the Chinese community.

My works are Chinese literature, which is part of world literature. They show the life of Chinese people as well as the country's unique culture and folk customs.

I have a deep love for the Chinese people.

I love the Chinese people.

When the British-Malaysian photographer Ian Teh first worked in China, more than a decade ago, he rendered it as a nation of people in Technicolor.

I need to talk about Chinese culture. We have deep, strong philosophy and culture. I want to share some information, tell the worldwide audience.

I am an American, steeped in American values. But I know on an emotional level what it means to be of the Chinese culture.

You have to be willing to totally immerse yourself in China in order to have in-depth exposure to China.

I have two sons in America, and all they care about in Chinese culture is Jackie Chan and Jet Li.

I do speak Mandarin, and I also relate to the hunger that China has for culture and architecture and style.

China is an old nation with a colourful history. Its booming economy has triggered an appetite and a curiosity around the world for its art and culture, one that continues to grow. I can, however, tell people that it is a show with no actor.

I've been interested in China ever since I was a kid. When I was a kid, I grew up in San Francisco about a mile from China Beach.

America loses so much of what defines it if you subtract the Chinese influence. I know this because I spent 12 years living in one of America's most popular tourist destinations: San Francisco. And it would not be one of America's top tourist destinations without Chinatown.

What is China but a people and their stories?

The reason why China forecasting has such a poor track record is that Westerners constantly invoke the model and experience of the West to explain China, and it is a false prophet. Until we start trying to understand China on its own terms, rather than as a Western-style nation in the making, we will continue to get it wrong.

My major in college was Chinese Studies. It was very intentional.

Chinese readers are buying books in translation, particularly non-fiction about China, in large numbers.

Once I became interested in China, I flew to Beijing in 1996 to spend half a year studying Mandarin. The city stunned me.

I don't have any specific plans to return to the 'Age of the Five.' If I do, it won't be a sequel.

China is a vast, disparate country; there is no alternative to strong central power.

I always love China, especially the old China.

I had always thought that I would do something that was connected to music as a career, or possibly Chinese, which was my major.

No one has ever understood China.