p.165
   Whether in Korea or in America, the make-believe tapestry
made life berable.

p.208
   Omma said life is made up of ten thousand joys and ten
thousand sorrows.  I realized the plum, the deer, and the day
could be counted as part of the ten thousand joys - and that
every moment, if fully savored, could take its place as well.

p.220
   But because we are ultimately alone, and because life is so
hard, every moment of beauty, every belly laugh, and every
kiss are powerful and precious.  I:m intensely grateful for
every fragile instant of contentment.

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