Life Quote by Vaddey Ratner

“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...” quote by Vaddey Ratner — Download Open image

““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...””

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“Lightning struck, the sky roared, and the night cried a giant's tears, thunderous and inconsolable.”

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“He often lookes like this - like he wanted to escape but knew he couldn't.”

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“She loved her daughter so much that she'd give the child whatever the girl desired. One night while they were playing in the garden, the little daughter saw the full moon and wanted it. The mother tried to explain that the moon belongs up there. You can't just pluck it from the sky like you would a fruit from a…

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“Perhaps it's natural for a father, for every parent, to see in his child all that's unspoiled and good.”

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