Giang

“Zwischen Immer und Nie. Zwischen Immer und Nie. Between always and never.”
― André Aciman, Call Me by Your Name

“Vietnam is an irritation for China. For
centuries the two have squabbled over territory, and unfortunately
for both this is the one area to the south which has a border an
army can get across without too much trouble – which partially
explains the 1,000-year domination and occupation of Vietnam by
China from 111 BCE to 938 CE and their brief cross-border war of
1979. However, as China’s military prowess grows, Vietnam will be
less inclined to get drawn into a shooting match and will either cosy
up even closer to the Americans for protection or quietly begin
shifting diplomatically to become friends with Beijing. That both
countries are nominally ideologically Communist has little to do
with the state of their relationship: it is their shared geography that
has dened relations. Viewed from Beijing, Vietnam is only a minor
threat and a problem that can be managed”
― Tim Marshall, Prisoners of Geography

“Make sure you marry someone who laughs at the same things you do.”
― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

“Never in my life had I been so happy. Nothing could go wrong, everything was happening my way, all the doors were clicking open one by one, and life couldn’t have been more radiant: it was shining right at me, and when I turned my bike left or right or tried to move away from its light, it followed me as limelight follows an actor onstage. I craved him but I could just as easily live without him, and either way was fine.”
― André Aciman, Call Me By Your Name