Tom Affourtit > Quotes

“If Korea is considered the ‘forgotten war,’ Vietnam could be labeled the ‘rejected war’.”
(Affourtit, Mỹ Buddha, p. 616)”
― Tom Affourtit, Mỹ Buddha:

“We all reach points where our life takes a particular direction to a destiny we would never know had we not made a simple choice. We are, after all, catalyst for our life, rallying our wits in a drive toward some opportunity with unforeseen consequences. Any direction can change one's existence as it would have been, had they not come to this place. But this place is one direction that could influence the world for a long, long time. Tom Wilson unwittingly will be an instrument of history. His qualities; simple, naïve, sincere, with an inquisitive spirit; will play a significant role in the destiny of a Nation.”
(Affourtit, Mỹ Buddha, p. 1)”
― Tom Affourtit, Mỹ Buddha:

“It’s a lifetime attitude that draws the soul to life, to survive, come back to life, while teetering on the brink.”
(Affourtit, Mỹ Buddha, p. 518)”
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