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Miles from Nowhere

This book follows the adventures of a traveler who embarks on a solitary journey through desolate and uncharted territories. The narrative delves into themes of introspection, the human condition, and the search for meaning amidst the vastness of nature. more

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Nami Mun
Nami Mun

Nami Mun is an American novelist born in 1981. Her works often focus on issues of immigration, poverty, and race, known for their unique perspective and profound emotional expression. more

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“Oh, gentlemen, perhaps I really regard myself as an intelligent man only because throughout my entire life I've never been able to start or finish anything. Granted, granted I'm a babbler, a harmless, irksome babbler, as we all are. But what's to be done if the sole and express purpose of every intelligent man is babble--that is, a deliberate pouring from empty into void.”

“We never pray against our government or call down curses on them. Instead, we have learned that God is in control both of our own lives and the government we live under. God has used China's government for His own purposes, molding and shaping His children as He sees fit. Instead of focusing our prayers against any political system, we pray that regardless of what happens to us, we will be pleasing to God.”

“In the final exam in the Chaucer course we were asked why he used certain verbal devices, certain adjectives, why he had certain characters behave in certain ways. And I wrote, 'I don't think Chaucer had any idea why he did any of these things. That isn't the way people write.' I believe this as strongly now as I did then. Most of what is best in writing isn't done deliberately.”