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I was certain t find the familiar sting of salt, but what I needed to know was what kind: kitchen, sweat, tears or the sea.Monique Truong
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All my favorite establishments were either overly crowded or pathetically empty. People either sipped fine vintages in celebration or gulped intoxicants of who cares what kind, drowning themselves in a lack of moderation, raising a glass to lower inhibitions, imbibing spirits to raise their own.Monique Truong
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It is better to pray with a pure heart before the family altar than to perform gaudy ceremonies in a pagoda, clad in the robes of an unworthy bonze.Unknown
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Either that information was not believed or inexplicably never passed on to the regional military command. When the attack finally came, Vienamese civilians were defenseless.Nayan Chanda
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Being stubborn won't make you fluent. Practicing will! The more mistakes you make, the more you'll learn not to.Thanhha Lai
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Alcohol, I had learned, was an eloquent if somewhat inaccurate interpreter. I had placed my trust that December night in glass after glass of it, eager not for drink but for a bit of talk.Monique Truong