Linh Vu
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“I did not know then what I know now: to be an American boy, and then an American boy with a gun, is to move from one end of a cage to another.”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
“It turned out that if you saw the same person with some degree of regularity, then the conversation was immediately pleasant and comfortable -- you could pick up where you left off, as it were, rather than having to start afresh each time.”
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
“I steeled myself as best I could, and, with teeth gritted, using only one finger I typed:
C U there E.
I sat back, feeling a bit queasy. Illiterate communication was quicker, that was true, but not by much. I'd saved myself the trouble of typing four whole characters. Still, it was part of my new credo, trying new things. I'd tried it, and I very definitely did not like it. LOL could go and take a running jump. I wasn't made for illiteracy; it simply didn't come naturally. Although it's good to try new things and to keep an open mind, it's also extremely important to stay true to who you really are. I read that in a magazine at the hairdressers.”
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
C U there E.
I sat back, feeling a bit queasy. Illiterate communication was quicker, that was true, but not by much. I'd saved myself the trouble of typing four whole characters. Still, it was part of my new credo, trying new things. I'd tried it, and I very definitely did not like it. LOL could go and take a running jump. I wasn't made for illiteracy; it simply didn't come naturally. Although it's good to try new things and to keep an open mind, it's also extremely important to stay true to who you really are. I read that in a magazine at the hairdressers.”
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
“Watch and pray, dear, never get tired of trying, and never think it is impossible to conquer your fault.”
― Little Women
― Little Women
“Ma, to speak in our mother tongue is to speak only partially in Vietnamese, but entirely in war.”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
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