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1 " Everything seems simpler from a distance. "
― Gail Tsukiyama , The Street of a Thousand Blossoms
2 " Mothers and their children are in a category all their own. There's no bond so strong in the entire world. No love so instantaneous and forgiving. "
― Gail Tsukiyama , Dreaming Water
3 " Matsu gathered up what little was left of the food and wrapped it back up in the furoshiki. 'I followed you and the others down to the beach yesterday morning. I wondered if you might try to find your way to peace as she did.''I couldn't,' I began to cry, turning away in shame. Then Matsu leaned over close to my ear. He smelled of sweat and the earth as he whispered, 'It takes greater courage to live. "
― Gail Tsukiyama , The Samurai's Garden
4 " Even a snail will eventually reach its destination. "
5 " But how will I know it's my destiny?' 'Like love it will possess you... You can't help but know. "
6 " Sometimes you can’t let go of the past without facing it again. "
7 " When you're young, you can excuse many things, hoping they will strengthen with time. "
8 " In the end, the body betrayed everyone. "
9 " Beauty exists where you least expect to find it. "
10 " It is not an act of bravery to try to save your own village. It is an instinct to protect what you possess. Bravery is when you step in to help when you have nothing to lose. "
11 " The eyes mirror the heart of a person. An entire life can be seen through them. Love, sorrow, deceit, pain. If you look closely, it’s all there. "
― Gail Tsukiyama , The Language of Threads (Women of the Silk #2)
12 " Don’t ever think that just because you do things differently, you’re wrong. "
― Gail Tsukiyama , Women of the Silk (Women of the Silk #1)
13 " In the end, it doesn’t matter what words are said or unsaid. . . .Life’s mistakes are made whether you can see them or not. What counts is how we learn to live with them. "
14 " Just remember, Every day of your lives, you must always be sure what you’re fighting for. "
15 " To read and write will help you understand life. . .to sew and mend will help you survive it. "
16 " It takes greater courage to live. "
17 " Do you think a champion is made out of thin air? It’s through the hardships you endure that you’ll gain real strength. "
18 " ...life is not just from within, it extends all around you, whether you wish it to or not. "
― Gail Tsukiyama
19 " We can’t run away from what defines our fates. Who we are and what we believe in grow from the roots of our past, no matter how much we might try to deny it. "
20 " To have strength without knowing how to use it means nothing. "
