4 Quotes by Corban Addison


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    The Tears of Dark Water is not really “about” Somali piracy. It is about the multi-dimensional fallout of Somalia’s disintegration over the past two decades. Piracy offered me a narrative framework to explore not only how a hijacking and hostage crisis could end in tragedy but also how the breakdown of social order on land could inspire young Somalis to take to the ocean.

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    Life is a broken thing. It’s what we do with the pieces that defines us.

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    Cynicism is the curse of the West. In India, we still have faith.

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