6 Quotes by Thanhha Lai about vietnamese
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Should 'sleep' be plural? No, sleep is an idea, like love, no s. So many decisions in a single simple sentence. Exhausting, this elaborate dance of words.
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Y'all have a song?'H nods. 'Bất-tơ-phơ-lai de-lồ.''Butterfly yellow? You mean yellow butterfly.'H starts to explain but pulls out her notebook. The most prepared notetaker on earth.Bướm = butterfly, vàng = yellow.
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No one can sweep,for why sweep away hope?No one can splash water,for why splash away joy?(celebration of Tet)
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The gray guilt had grown heavy, refusing to pause its relentless infusion into her joints and marrow. After all, it was her fault her brother was taken.
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Being stubborn won't make you fluent. Practicing will! The more mistakes you make, the more you'll learn not to.
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I hate being told I can't do something because I'm a girl!
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