Air force Quote by Tony Taylor

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

— Tatjana Soli

“In this peaceful city, during Tet, it was traditional to send cups of paper with lit candles floating down the Huong like flickering blossoms,…

— Mark Bowden

“A Saigon Proverb: Doe la chine tran, neu buon la thua. Life is a struggle in which sorrow leads to defeat.”

— Kim Thúy

Saigon is hot, full of atmosphere, activity, and commerce

— Brendan Fraser

“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

“Somewhere along the way I came upon a mews with a small sign on the entrance gate addressed to the passing world. The sign…

— Helene Hanff

“As he left room 817, Nguyen turned for one final look before he allowed the soldiers to enter and remove the body. Nguyen thought…

— Steve Earle

Nobody gives way to anybody. Everyone just angles, points, dives directly toward his destination, pretending it is an all-or-nothing gamble. People glare at one…

— Andrew X. Pham

“There were splits within families over the present war, where one son had sided with Saigon and the other with Hanoi. The “liberation” of…

— Mark Bowden

“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

“Tất cả những kẻ phạm tội đều có thể là những kẻ phi nhân. Nhưng tất cả những vĩ nhân đều thiết yếu phải…

— Anonymous