黄陈匡 Kuang, Author at Spittoon

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Beijing Lights #25: What are we busy for?

We are all tiny gears in a mechanical clock

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Beijing Lights #24: To love the same way as I am loved

Hating someone is equal to killing them.

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Beijing Lights #23: I Gave My Youth to This City

Where we call home, there are no jobs; but where there are jobs, it can never be home for us.

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Beijing Lights #22: Nobody Is Born to Be a Thief

My body is stuck here, but my spirit can travel to faraway places with these books.

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Beijing Lights #21: Why Me?

I know I have a pretty face, but does that define everything about me?

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Beijing Lights #20: Life Is Like Gambling

Few people get to call themselves a winner.

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Beijing Lights #19: I Couldn’t Bear a Second Broken Heart

“I like to see people coming and going. I feel safe when I’m surrounded by a crowd.”

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Beijing Lights #18: Without a Good heart, We Lose Our Purpose

“I’m satisfied financially. I can afford a drink and some cigarettes every day. That’s good enough. Remember I used to go hungry.”

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