"American and Vietnamese characters alike leap to life through the voice and eyes of a tenyearold girl-a protagonist so strong, loving, and vivid I longed to hand her a wedge of freshly cut papaya."

-- Mitali Perkins

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“Some cultures don't have a separate word for music and dance. To my knowledge, this notion of listening to music without dancing is a Western creation. I can't think of any artist that I love that doesn't inspire movement in some form or another. I guess Tangerine Dream or early Vangelis or something like that, you're not really going to dance. But on the whole, I feel like dancing and music are so naturally intertwined. I feel like subconsciously, that's the goal whenever I'm working on music. It's kind of the defining thing: Does it got some funk to it, basically?”
“The paths of glory lead but to the grave.”

Source : "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" l. 36 (1751)
“It's really American to avoid paying taxes, legally.”

Source : "Lindsey Graham: 'It’s Really American' To Avoid Taxes Like Mitt Romney Does" by Michael McAuliff, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 10, 2012.
“The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things, and has failed to teach us the happiness of not having things.”
“Donald Trump very confident in his standing with his supporters and one who could do and say anything and have it not affect him. It's like he's the ultimate Teflon candidate if he feels like he can say things like that at a rally.”

Source : "As Caucus Day Nears, Trump And Cruz Make Big Push In Iowa". "All Things Considered" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. January 23, 2016.
“I got rid of all those reporters.”
“All my family has very good mathematical abilities - like, so dorky. I was the dork then in school - on any maths exams I'd get 100%. I just knew how to do maths and most people would hate it, but for some reason it just came.”
“Rhymes, meters, stanza forms, etc., are like servants. If the master is fair enough to win their affection and firm enough to command their respect, the result is an orderly happy household. If he is too tyrannical, they give notice; if he lacks authority, they become slovenly, impertinent, drunk and dishonest.”

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