“Before, there had been this small, shiny thing inside her that kept her immune from what was happening, and now she knew it had only been her ignorance, and she felt herself falling into a deep, dark place.” — Tatjana Soli Copy Share Image
“..hard to trust that after so much had been taken, so much could still be received.” — Tatjana Soli Copy Share Image
“But now she did belong to the ravaged city - her frame grown gaunt, her shoulders hunched from tiredness, the bone-sharp jaw line that… — Tatjana Soli Copy Share Image
Why did someone fall in love with you because you are one thing and then want you to be something else? — Tatjana Soli Copy Share Image
“Until then she had been blind, but when she saw those mountains, she slipped beneath the surface of the war and found the country.” — Tatjana Soli Copy Share Image
“Helen's Saigon had always been about selling - chickens, information, or lovely young women, it didn't matter. It had once been called the Pearl… — Tatjana Soli Copy Share Image
“No matter that they had been together for years, always a feeling of formality when they first saw each other again, even if the… — Tatjana Soli Copy Share Image
“Clear now that she was as dependent as any addict on the drug of the war. He had underestimated the damage in her.” — Tatjana Soli Copy Share Image
“It had always fascinated her - what happens when things break down, what are the basic units of life?” — Tatjana Soli Copy Share Image
“This is what happened when one left one's home - pieces of oneself scattered all over the world, no one place ever completely satisfied,… — Tatjana Soli Copy Share Image
“Something had broken inside her. No past or future, no sense of time, each day as endless as it was to a child. Linh… — Tatjana Soli Copy Share Image
Sometimes you have to fulfill a promise in order to deserve the love you're given. — Tatjana Soli Copy Share Image
What was the point of living through history if you didn't record it? — Tatjana Soli Copy Share Image
“One fell in love with geography through people, and when the people were gone, the most beloved place turned cool and impersonal. _______” — Tatjana Soli Copy Share Image
“Saigon in utter darkness this last night of the war. A gestating monster. Her letter to Linh had been simple: I love you more… — Tatjana Soli Copy Share Image
![“No matter that they had been together for years, always a feeling of formality when they first saw each other again, even if the separation had been only hours. It had something to do with the attention [he] paid to her – the fact that he never took anyone’s return for granted.” quote by Tatjana Soli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ebc/tatjana-soli-16563_appreciation_no-matter-that-they-had-been-together-fo_555270.jpg)
