“I distance myself from heaven and then complain that heaven is distant.”
Camron Wright“Of all the stories I have read about heroes, and all that I could ever read, of one thing I'm certain-he is mine.”
Camron Wright, The Rent Collector“I have been quiet today because fear in my heart has been fighting with frustration in my brain, leaving little energy for my mouth.”
Camron Wright, The Rent Collector“Crafting a plan is easy. Taking action will always prove to be the more difficult path.”
Camron Wright, The Rent Collector“Words provide a voice to our deepest feelings. I tell you, words have started and stopped wars. Words have built and lost fortunes. Words have saved and taken lives. Words have won and lost great kingdoms. Even Buddha said, 'Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care, for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.”
Camron Wright, The Rent Collector“Peace is a product of both patience and persistence.”
Camron Wright, The Rent Collector“I distance myself from heaven and then complain that heaven is distant.”
Camron Wright, The Rent Collector“All good stories - stories that touch your soul, stories that change your nature, stories that cause you to become a better person from their telling - these stories always contain truth.”
Camron Wright, The Rent Collector“I tell Ki that I'm learning about words and stories to help our family. He says he's protecting our family with his knife. Who is right? Which is best, protecting with words or with his knife?" She is instant, certain, and solemn, and there is no misunderstanding her meaning. "Fight ignorance with words. Fight evil with your knife. Tell you husband, Ki, that he is right.”
Camron Wright, The Rent Collector“You're anxious to jump into the river, but you haven't checked to see if the water is deep enough." I don't bother pretending. "Sopeap, you speak in riddles. What are you saying?""I'm saying that life at the dump has limitations, but it serves a plate of predictability. Stung Meanchey offers boundaries. There are dangers, but they are understood, accepted, and managed. When we step out of that world, we enter an area of unknown. I'm questioning if you are ready. Everyone loves adventure, Sang Ly, when they know how the story ends. In life, however, our own endings are never as perfect.”
Camron Wright, The Rent Collector