"I shall clasp my hands together and bow……" — Barry Hughart

I shall clasp my hands together and bow to the corners of… - Barry Hughart

"I shall clasp my hands together and bow to the corners of the world. May your villages remain ignorant of tax collectors, and may your sons be many and ugly and strong and willing workers, and may your daughters be few and beautiful and excellent providers of love gifts from eminent families that live very far away, and may your lives be blessed by the beauty that has touched mine. Farewell."

— Barry Hughart

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