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“…a grief that exceeded what words could describe. The only thing that came close was the Classical Chinese phrase “斷腸,” because although the words translated figuratively meant “a broken heart,” 腸 meant literally all one’s internal organs and viscera, and for a heart to break meant that everything felt twisted and ripped apart and spilled onto the sand.”

This is exactly how it feels. Exactly.

I’m so pissed that I went to Toronto for a signed copy of this boring ass book.