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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
“Let the great world spin for ever down
the ringing grooves of change.”
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the ringing grooves of change.”
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“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
“I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions.”
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