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1 " Because stories are how we share our lives and what we truly mourn when they are lost. Stories are what connect us to our past and carry us to our future. They are what we cherish and what we remember. "
― Grace Lin , When the Sea Turned to Silver
2 " You only lose what you cling to. "
― Grace Lin , Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
3 " Minli suddenly thought of Ma and Ba. A wave of longing washed through her and a dryness caught in her throat that the tea could not moisten. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. "
4 " Almost all men respect the Storyteller... You can mãe time disappear. You can bring us to places we have never dreamed of. You can make us feel sorrow and joy and peace. You have great magic. "
5 " If you make happy those that are near, those that are far will come. "
6 " Whenever I see her, we laugh enough to last for the month. She's my best friend, and someday when we're old enough I'm going to talk her into staying here forever. "
7 " She's my friend, the boy said simply. That's who she is and that's enough for me. As Minli looked at the buffalo boy, aglow with happiness against his poor surroundings, she saw it was enough for him. More than enough, as the smile that kept curling up on his face told her. "
8 " Yes," Ba said sadly, "it is impossible. But it is not ridiculous. "
9 " Stories are not a waste of time "
10 " Fortune was not a house full of gold and jade, but something much more. "
11 " That is a question you have to ask the Old Man of the Moon. "
12 " Impossible?" the goldfish man said. "Don't you see? Even fates written in the Book of Fortunes can be changed. How can anything be impossible? "
13 " Bringing fortune to our house! Making Fruitless Mountain bloom! You're always wishing to do impossible things! Stop believing stories and stop wasting your time. "
14 " Do you remember the story I told you about the paper of happiness? And the secret, which was one word written over and over again? … I have thought a long time about what that word could have been,” Ba said. “Was it wisdom or honor? Love or truth? For a long time I liked to think that the word was kindness.”Ma’s face remained hidden in Minli’s bed, but her sobs had stopped and Ba knew she was listening.“But now,” Ba said, “I think, perhaps, the word was faith. "
15 " The secret to peace is forgiveness. "
― Grace Lin , Starry River of the Sky
16 " For even in the misty light, the goldfish man could see her smiling a secret smile up to the sky to where the mountain meets the moon. "
17 " THESE PIECES ARE WORTH MORE THAN YOU! "
18 " So, as the old woman held the new baby tenderly, she rained tears of sorrow and joy upon it, and the baby’s first bath was the unusual mixture of love and loss. For "
19 " blue rice bowl with the white rabbit painted on it. "
20 " What kept Minli from becoming dull and brown like the rest of the village were the stories her father told her every night at dinner. She glowed with such wonder and excitement "
