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What an awe inspiring story, made even more so, by the fact that this was based on real characters. The rent collector follows a family in Cambodia, that lives and works at the largest municipal dump. The strength of the main characters reminds us of
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“You want to know what weakness is? Weakness is treating someone as though they belong to you. Strength is knowing that everyone belongs to themselves.”
― Homegoing
― Homegoing
“When things get too much for me, I put a wild-flower book and a couple of sandwiches in my pockets and go down to the South Shore of Staten Island and wander around awhile in one of the old cemeteries down there. (Mr Hunter's Grave, 1956)”
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“If you have no one, you are poor; if you have an acquaintance, you are fortunate; if you have a friend, you are privileged; if you have a lover, you are rich; if you have a soulmate, you are wealthy.”
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“You know someone is truly special when the most beautiful thing they have on is a kind soul.”
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“I have a lot more patience for others than I have for myself, and I am much better at bringing out the best in others than in myself. That's just the kind of person I am. I'm the scratchy stuff on the side of the matchbox.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
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