4 Quotes by Linh Dinh

The Mind The mind is a hotel with a thousand rooms. When I tilt my head a certain way, I think about certain things. When I tilt my head another way, I think about other things. If I sleep on the right side of my face, for example, I’d dream of a pale rose, the future, or a continental diner in Passaic, New Jersey. When I sleep on the left side of my face, I’d dream that a hand is squeezing my heart, that I’m in prison, or that I’m watching hockey at an airport bar, about to miss a flight.

Seeing you dumpster diving the other day, I meantTo say hello and toss you a quarter, but the SecretService wouldn't allow it. Plus, it would look phony,For I did shove you out into the cold years ago.Had to, or I wouldn't have made it this far, soJust be glad for your old buddy, as you chewWet french fries and suck on leftover ice.[Barack Obama to his soul]

I don’t know if you or I exist, but somewhere there are poems about us.

No one knows ish about ish, though some ish does get much closer to the real ish.