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> [“Life is like that." papa turned once again to the Mekong. "Everything is connected, and sometimes we, like little fishes, are awept up in these big and powerful currents. Carried far from home...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vaddey-ratner/life-is-like-that-papa-turned-once-again-to-the-mekong-everything-is/)

[Vaddey Ratner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vaddey-ratner/)

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> [It troubles him to consider the powerful currents and fine-tuning that alter fate, the close and distant influences, the accidents of character and circumstance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mcewan/it-troubles-him-to-consider-the-powerful-currents-and-fine-tuning/)

[Ian Mcewan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mcewan/)

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