34 Quotes by Kien Nguyen

Night overtook us like a skillful thief.

People talked to each other in between purchases to find out information. The buzz of their whispers made it sound as if the air were filled with flies.

A full moon hung across the heavens like a pregnant belly.

Far beyond the trees, the sun peeked its carroty face over the dark blue water, sweeping away the silvery darkness.

The mistress and her servant - you two are sharing the same man, aren't you? Don't lie to this old woman, some gigolo must have grabbed both of you like a pair of chopsticks.

The city was like a fish dying on hard pavement, hopelessly gasping for air.

As soon as she opened the door to her office and invited us in, a blast of cold wind from the air conditioner swallowed me in its gentle, westernized embrace. I took in a deep breath, and suddenly, America was inside my lungs. Next to me, my mother began to cry.

For the remainder of her days, my grandmother lay in bed, staring past the window into space. It was if a part of her mind had died before her body had time to give up.

What happened to you, boy? Miss the boat to Heaven, so you stop to visit Hell instead?