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When I think about my life and the lives of my ancestors I am inevitably led to the conviction that I, and they, belong to the American land. This is a declaration of belonging. And it is an offering to the earth.
“I should have died then so I wouldn’t have to face it again. Then I wouldn’t have learned fear. Because there are things you don’t ever want to learn, that you shouldn’t even learn, and you end up learning them forever. And you can’t do anything, you can’t want anything, you can’t feel anything, not with all that fear. You can’t go back to being who you once were, before you learned fear. Once fear gets you, that’s it, it’s over.”
― Canto jo i la muntanya balla
― Canto jo i la muntanya balla
“The most dangerous and violent men are the ones who believe they have nothing to be afraid of.”
― Thistlefoot
― Thistlefoot
“The challenges faced by Vietnamese people throughout history are as tall as the tallest mountains. If you stand too close, you won't be able to see their peaks. Once you step away from the currents of life, you will have the full view...”
― The Mountains Sing
― The Mountains Sing
“Generation by generation, we forget. Only the body remembers. The body, and the ghosts.”
― Thistlefoot
― Thistlefoot
“Here, throw them all away, all the things you’ve ever desired, toss them into the road, into some ditch, the things you used to think. The things you loved. And look how paltry, how measly they were. That man and that mountain. They make a woman want a small life. A runty life like a pretty little pebble. A life that can fit in your pocket. Like a ring, or a hazelnut. They don’t tell a woman she can choose things that aren’t small.”
― Canto jo i la muntanya balla
― Canto jo i la muntanya balla
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