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Andrew Lam
"As a Vietnamese refugee who became an American writer, I can tell you that you matter, that your sadness matters, the story of how you survived and triumphed matters. For every story that belongs to you, in time, belongs to America." --
Source : Andrew Lam (2010). “East Eats West: Writing in Two Hemispheres”, p.133, Heyday
Andrew Lam
#Sadness Quotes
#America Quotes
#Stories Quotes
“A country which does not respect the rights of its own citizens will not respect the rights of its neighbours”
“It's the melody within the heart that helps us to endure.”
“The law of England is a very strange one; it cannot compel anyone to tell the truth. . . . But what the law can do is to give you seven years for not telling the truth.”
“Mo Nighean donn," he whispered," mo chridhe. My brown lass, my heart." Come to me. Cover me. Shelter me. a bhean, heal me. Burn with me, as I burn for you.”
“Faith only operates when linked with HIS purposes, and the first of them is to 'bless all families on earth'.”
“I have a spiritual practice which helps to keep me grounded and centered.”
“My friend Jonathan had a great tree house. It was awesome. It was like a big fort up in this tall magnolia tree That's where we would conduct our very important business, I'm sure, with all our bikes leaning up against a tree and no girls allowed, handling all sorts of important things you handle when you're seven or eight.”
“I had just settled Grandma on her folding chair and popped open our box lunch when the corpse floated by.”
Source : Thomas McGuane (2015). “Crow Fair: Stories”, p.35, Vintage