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“In the West, for example, people believe they must 'pursue happiness' as if it were some kind of a flighty bird that is always out of reach. In the East, we believe we are born with happiness and one of life's important tasks, my mother told me, is to protect it.”
― When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace
― When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace
“To change one’s life:
1. Start immediately.
2. Do it flamboyantly.
3. No exceptions.”
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1. Start immediately.
2. Do it flamboyantly.
3. No exceptions.”
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“The classroom was a jail of other people’s interests. The library was open, unending, free.”
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“We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience.”
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“I read to be alone. I read so as not to be alone.”
― Stealing Buddha's Dinner
― Stealing Buddha's Dinner
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