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"Disturb us, Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves, when our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little, when we arrive safely because we sailed too close to the shore.”

Somehow, reminds me of the animation movie Up

Reading the e-book

Attracted by the bonsai and banyan :D

Listening to this

Listening to this one

"Cartography is another name for stories told by winners. For stories told by those who have lost, there isn’t one."

"Unofficially, you are abandoning us, he shouted. All day and night planes depart from the airport."

Image of the Afghan evacuation plane at Kabul airport flashed across my mind as I read this line..I wonder how the Vietnamese people view/think of the Afghan evacuation..

Technically, i'm listening to this

I need to find a version with concurrent English translations... Or my Chinese needs to get better...

故人入我梦
明我长相憶

Rather tired of reading e-books this covid season and a little worrried for my eyes.
Hence, re-reading this book, yellow with age that I bought 19 years ago.

I'm going to read this slowly and not rush through. To immerse in the twin journeys..

... the heart rises in response to a human being's fight against an invincibly superior power of fate, the greatest of all tragedies, and one that sometimes inspires poets and shapes life a thousand times over.

Reading captain scott's last letters brought tears to my eyes.

"What lots and lots I could tell you of the journey. How much better it has been than lounging in too great comfort at home."

"I never met a man in my life whom I loved and admired more than you, but I never could show you how much your friendship meant to me, for you had much to give and I had nothing."

"Send this diary to my _wife_ widow."

... a wall that only the fire of a passionate human will can destroy.

"Obviously a man who's dedicated his entire life to kites is a bit touched. But really, that's a matter of interpretation. Some say it's touched in the head, some say it's touched by a sacred spark. It can be hard to tell the difference. But if you really love somebody or something, give them everything you have - everything you are, even. And don't worry about the rest. "

If you think of someone enough, you're sure to meet them again.

It's not the journey that counts, but who is at your side.

I haven't been able to complete a book in a while. I am hopeful I will finish this :)

Someone returned the book to the library over the weekend. Grateful! It's been a bit more than 2 weeks so I hope he/she enjoyed the book :)

Lost the book on bus today.. Tragic.