“He wished for the noise of the pile driver, the clattering of the conveyor belt. He wished for something to prove that life had changed. But it was as if nothing had changed, nothing would ever change (Heng 432).” DesireChangeRegretSentimentalism Book:The Great Reclamation Source: The Great Reclamation
“You know. You cannot just–" Ah Boon stopped. *Walk in here and ask me to open myself up all over again*, he thought, but he did not say (Heng 253).” SadnessRegretLonging Book:The Great Reclamation Source: The Great Reclamation