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On the sofa, until well after midnight, he read on, not at all troubled by the knowledge that this catalogue of crimes and villainies committed almost two thousand years ago served to remove his mind from those that were being committed
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“Precious things lost are transmutable. They refuse oblivion. They simply wait to be rendered into testimonies, into stories and songs.”
― Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora
― Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora

“We don’t need a list of rights and wrongs, tables of dos and don’ts: we need books, time, and silence. Thou shalt not is soon forgotten, but Once upon a time lasts forever.”
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“I remind myself that not everything is a sign, that some things simply are what they appear to be and should not be analyzed, deconstructed, or forced to bear the burden of metaphor, symbol, omen, or portent.”
― Our Lady of the Lost and Found: A Novel of Mary, Faith, and Friendship
― Our Lady of the Lost and Found: A Novel of Mary, Faith, and Friendship

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