Jenny Han Quotes

I didn't feel as though, when I was a child, I had much control of my environment. I felt powerless. And that gave me a sense of predictability.

The fundamental condition of childhood is powerlessness.

If you have security, you can rebel; if you don't, you hold on to any scraps of it that you have.

The worst part about being so small is that I always have to rely on someone. I can't go anywhere on my own, so I'm always dependent. I can't run or walk too fast. If I was taller for a day, I'd just go off on my own independently.

I have no power, no independence.

How little authority I have

I hate being helpless, and I hate having to ask people to do things for me.

It's terrible to have to depend on someone else.

Alone I'm nothing.

The actor is in the hands of a lot of other people, over which he has no control.

There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.

Liberty is security. Freedom is security.

I wasn't good with authority, went to lots of schools, didn't like the fact that there was no autonomy.

None of my actions have ever sort of been motored by the search for a husband or wondering if I was going to have a family someday or wanting to live in a really great house or thinking it would be really great to have a diamond.

There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.

No one can enjoy freedom without trembling.

Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest of all freedoms.

We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than that only freedom can make security secure.

There are days when I still want to be able to do what I want when I want, but there's also something wonderful about being secure.

Most people want security in this world, not liberty.

You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.

The fact is that you don't want to be away forever, but you want to lead a normal life.

No one can tell you what to do or push you around. It gives you a secure feeling. That's the best thing about money.

The two things that can hurt you are if you need money or if you need fame. Those are the things that can be your Achilles heel. But if you don't need money and you don't need fame, then you're free.

I've always been an independent person, but that independence was in the setting of security.