“He started keeping a journal — had been, in fact, secretly doing so for some time: the furtive act of a deranged person.”
― VALIS
― VALIS
“To every man his little cross. Till he dies. And is forgotten.”
― Waiting for Godot
― Waiting for Godot
“Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.”
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“Cung said, “I have researched Vietnamese People fleeing to the land of the Uc da Loi! On the 26th of April 1976, the first boat carrying Vietnamese refugees arrived in Darwin. (Uc da Loi means Big Red Rat. The Vietnamese People named Australians as such because of the red kangaroo painted on the sides of Australian military vehicles. They did not know what a kangaroo was and so, they thought it was a rat. Hence the name of Uc da Loi.)
(A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two)”
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(A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two)”
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“the secret of survival was to balance hope and despair”
― A Fine Balance
― A Fine Balance
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