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‘When I die, I don’t want to wear black. It’s so cheerless. Promise me. I want to be buried in pink with a big bunch of begonias in my hands.’
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“when it’s all done, when life is almost over, what do you want to remember?”
― The Covenant of Water
― The Covenant of Water
“Home should be like a soft cushion to fall upon at the end of a hard day.”
― Murder at an Irish Wedding
― Murder at an Irish Wedding
“I pray for Nun Hiền often. Not only did she save my life, and Thuận’s life, but she also rescued my soul. Inspired by her, I became a Buddhist. I’ve been practicing Nhẫn, the principle of patience, which teaches me how to love other human beings. Only through love can we drive away the darkness of evil from this earth.”
― The Mountains Sing
― The Mountains Sing
“When I was doing the research for Fall of Giants I was shocked to realize that the First World War was a war that nobody wanted. No European leader on either side intended it to happen. But the emperors and prime ministers, one by one, made decisions—logical, moderate decisions—each of which took us a small step closer to the most terrible conflict the world had ever known.”
― Never
― Never
“IF YOU ARE a parent, you know the following to be true: Even though your child has grown into adulthood, you never see the man or the woman; you see only the little boy or the little girl.”
― Light of the World
― Light of the World
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