Life is a struggle Quote by Kim Thúy

“Saigon was loved precisely because it was so unlovable - its squalor, its biblical, Job-like misfortune, its imminent, hoevering doom.”

— Tatjana Soli

“Lao Tse, village philosopher, believed that the richer a nation is, the poorer it becomes. He believed that knowing war teaches peace, because suffering…

— Eduardo Galeano

“We Vietnamese have two philosophies to sustain us. The Confucian tells us how to behave when fate grants us peace and order. The Buddhist…

— Denis Johnson

“I said we aren’t here to fucking like Vietnamese things, we’re here to kill or be killed by them, and telling me to wander…

— David James Duncan

“Nam acts like a balm that heals the wounded soul, wounded by sin, grief or distress in life.”

— Ranbir Singh

Saigon, U.S.A. aptly documents the birth of a new American community, uprooted in the aftermath of war and forever torn apart by the wounds…

— Nguyen Qui Duc

“Vietnam was a noble cause imperfectly pursued”

— Ronald Regan

“One morning in Saigon she'd asked what it was all about 'This whole war,' she said, 'why was everybody so mad at everybody else?'…

— Tim O'Brien

“In every battle, there is a death. The loser may laugh it off if the war is short and sweet and without cost. Or…

— Yasmine Galenorn

“In failure, may we find dignity. In loss, may we find wisdom. In pain, may we find growth. May our souls rise. Ever rise.…

— Phil Tucker

“Do you imagine, Peter, that your Carpe Diem boots would look any less deluded to them than that guy's Tony Lamas do to you?…

— Michael Cunningham

The most difficult battles in life are those we fight within. - Old Chinese Proverb

— Anonymous