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Dust Child

Book by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai · 7 quotes · Vietnamese Literature, Dust Child, Heart

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“For him, poetry was the language of the soul. Writers could hide their feelings behind fiction, but had to bare their soul to poetry.”

Heart Soul Poetry

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“Burning books was an incomprehensible act, and most people who didn't even read would fight for the right to open any book they chose. Those in power fear free minds, and nothing unlocked thinking like literature.”

Vietnamese Literature

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“With the fire of war burning, it needed more men as firewood.”

War Vietnamese Literature Dust Child

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“She had tried to live an honest life, but the war had given her no choice. It had forced her to make up a version of herself which was acceptable to others. In a way, making up stories had been the basis of her survival and her success.”

Vietnam War Vietnamese Literature

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“When you depart from your first anchor - your mother's womb - you will be pulled away by unexpected currents. If you can fill your boat with enough hope, enough self-belief, enough compassion, and enough curiosity, you will be ready to weather the storms of life.”

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“Everyone came from dust and would one day return to dust. Life is transitory, after all.”

Life Vietnamese Literature Dust Child

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“During the Vietnam War, tens of children were born into relationships between American soldiers and Vietnamese women. Tragic circumstances separated most of these Amerasian children from their fathers and, later their mothers. Many have not found each other again.”

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