“It was beauty, I learned, that we risked ourselves for.”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
“Words are like stories ... They change as they are passed from mouth to mouth; their meanings stretch or truncate to fit what needs to be said.”
― The Dictionary of Lost Words
― The Dictionary of Lost Words
“I feel like a dandelion just before the wind blows.”
― The Dictionary of Lost Words
― The Dictionary of Lost Words
“Words define us, they explain us, and, on occasion, they serve to control or isolate us.”
― The Dictionary of Lost Words
― The Dictionary of Lost Words
“In Vietnamese, the word for missing someone and remembering them is the same: nhớ. Sometimes, when you ask me over the phone, Có nhớ mẹ không? I flinch, thinking you meant, Do you remember me?
I miss you more than I remember you.”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
I miss you more than I remember you.”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
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