Diane R

“Oh, Guava, I used to think that we were the ones in charge of our destinies, but I learned then that, in time of war, normal citizens were nothing but leaves that would fall in the thousands or millions in the surge of a single storm.”
― Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, The Mountains Sing

“If our stories survive, we will not die, even when our bodies are no longer here on this Earth.”
― Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, The Mountains Sing

“Being a mother is never easy... It’s about failing, learning, and then failing again.”
― Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, The Mountains Sing

“Try to forgive and forget, Ngọc,” said Grandma. “If you bear grudges, you’re the one who’ll have to bear the burden of sorrow.”
― Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, The Mountains Sing