" Lily, when I tell my story, I am sad. So much of our family story is sad. And more than that: so much of Korean people story is sad. Long, long ago, Japan and United States people do wrong things to our country. But I don’t want to give you sad, angry stories. I don’t want to pass you those bad feelings.” Listening to her talk, I realize there is so much of the world that I don’t know. So much of my history, and so much of me. But I will learn it. Because even though the tiger’s stories upset me, I’m glad I heard them. They made me feel like the world is huge, and I’m filled up with it. Like I could hear the stars, and listen. "

― Tae Keller , When You Trap a Tiger