Steven Martin
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San Diego, The United States
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“But she has always felt that her thirties were going to be her best decade, and since she is still lingering in her twenties, there is no hurry.”
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“To most Westerners, the Philippines suffers from a lack of exoticism. Simply put, Philippine culture is just too accessible. To a young Western backpacker, sharing a bus ride with a saffron-robed Buddhist monk reading the sacred Pali texts is exotic. Sitting next to a Catholic nun reading the Bible is a lot less so. When the Buddhist monk takes out his prayer beads, closes his eyes, and chants under his breath, the Westerner swoons. When the Catholic nun pulls out her rosary and says her Hail Marys, the backpacker squirms.”
― Opium Fiend: A 21st Century Slave to a 19th Century Addiction
― Opium Fiend: A 21st Century Slave to a 19th Century Addiction
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