The tragedy of machismo is that a man is never quite man enough.Germaine Greer
“Within the span of a hundred years, what a bitter struggle is waged between talent and fate.”
Poet · 1765 – 1820
Nguyen Du was a Vietnamese poet whose verse novel The Tale of Kieu is considered the greatest work of Vietnamese literature. Written in the nom script, it tells of a talented young woman sacrificed to fate and family duty.
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