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“I would read in the New York Times that in the Khmer language, the term for giving birth—chhlong tonle—means “to cross the river.”
― Carol Smith, Crossing the River: Seven Stories That Saved My Life, A Memoir

“Losing Christopher was like having to make the dangerous journey back across the river. Every day felt like drowning. There were times I wanted to yield to it, to go into the stillness below the rush of the current and watch the light fade from beneath the surface.”
― Carol Smith, Crossing the River: Seven Stories That Saved My Life, A Memoir