• At the age of three my grand aunt proclaimed her independence by categorically refusing to have her feet bound, resolutely tearing off the bandages as fast as they were applied.

    Adeline Yen Mah: At the age of three my grand aunt proclaimed her independence by categorically refusing to have her feet bound, resolutely tearing off the bandages as fast as they were applied.
    Adeline Yen Mah (1997). “Falling leaves return to their roots”, Penguin Books Ltd