(Mother to her daughter) "You will be taught: filial piety to me and obedience to the taskmaster." (Wedding Planner)

A veil is the pinnacle tool for hiding your anxiety.

wizard turns the soil in the dish into salt

You come to a fork in the road and choose the first one.

Choose First: Common advice given in this era for avoiding temptation is to “choose first” how you will act before a given situation arises. (1930's On the Road)

For guests who stay in your house, you need to think of each of their needs.

Mother: I side with Darcy; there are few truly wonderful, accomplished women. / Daughter: Women are wonderful. Few would dispute that.

"ideogram"

Flowers: a new source of renewable fuel.

So Far, Haven’t Begged: “So far, so good.” This family hasn’t had to beg for food yet. (1930's On the Road)

boa crawling away from the vulture

Imagine the first emperor of China, Qin, demanding that his imperial gardens and fields be replicated in miniature for his tomb. Picture bonsai trees and bonsai grain fields made of terracotta.

Tie a lucky thread around your finger.

The soldier was lucky to tie the knot during leave.

The house of the “Butcher”, the mean dad who rules his house with harsh discipline like chili pepper punishment.

Picture someone (maybe a cousin on your mom's side) who is grown up on the surface only (wearing scarves).

Open the letter and if your trade went through, there are shells inside.

I need a group of women where we can talk about what it would be like if…

There is an ancient ritual where people walk out of a cave to symbolically represent rebirth, like coming out of a woman’s birth canal.

drops of land between the streams are the states

a dotted line through a river on a map showing the border between states

"many moons ago" (a story told in the evening)

trace amounts of silver in his blood made him sick