Viet Thanh Nguyen said this quote

As Hegel said, tragedy was not the conflict between right and wrong but right and right, a dilemma none of us who wanted to participate in history could escape. The major had the right to live, and I was right to kill him. Wasn't I?

~ Viet Thanh Nguyen

I believe our clever young man has intuited that while only the pursuit of happiness is promised to all Americans, unhappiness is guaranteed for many.

~ Viet Thanh Nguyen

This feat I also had no idea how to accomplish, but ignorance had never stopped me from taking action before.

~ Viet Thanh Nguyen

no one asks poor people if they want war.

~ Viet Thanh Nguyen