Quote by Monique Truong Download Open image ““Language is a house with a host of doors, and I am too often uninvited and without the keys.”” — Monique Truong ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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“But that, I am afraid, was my mistake from the very beginning, the fatal flaw in my design. I thought that I could suffocate… — Monique Truong Copy Share Image
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“I am forced to admit that I am, to them, nothing but a series of destinations with no meaningful expanses in between. ” — Monique Truong Copy Share Image
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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… — Monique Truong Copy Share Image
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