a quote for a friend

April 25th, 2008

“Sometimes even if you have the keys, those doors still can’t be opened, can they?”
“Even if they’re open, the person you’re looking for may not be there.”

Sometimes it’s hard to accept that certain things, times, memories, people are gone. And even if they are not gone, they already have changed. Living with yourself is being able to live with that change.

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book and sword : gratitude and revenge

is the first novel written by Jin Yong. The protagonist is Chan Ka Lok, who is the leader of the Red Flower Society. The book title refers to Ka Lok being famous for being well-versed in culture and martial arts, but also for having to make a difficult ethical decision. My father named me and my brother after him.

The subtitle is from a poem Desiderata