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‘“what should we write on a hero’s tombstone?”
“dad, write this,” he said. “‘i hope a breeze that likes him blows over his tombstone.’”
i loved that line. keep it for me, i thought.’

‘“dad, do you know why i’m not happy? because i feel that time in this word passes too quickly.”
“so think of a way to make time pass more slowly. you’re such a resourceful entomologist.”
“the only way is to be sad. being sad makes time pass slower.”’

‘“fools have their own rhythm. what i mean is, even if someone’s a fool, you should let him do his thing. bad guys have their own rhythm, i’ve noticed.”’ [ai lao]