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“Isn't it funny that in a society that values freedom above all things, things that are free are not valued?” quote by Viet Thanh Nguyen — Download Open image

““Isn't it funny that in a society that values freedom above all things, things that are free are not valued?””

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“One could choose between innocence and experience, but one could not have both.”

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“then, to present myself as just another immigrant, glad to be in the land where the pursuit of happiness was guaranteed in writing, which,…

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