" As we approached the end of our second year under Japanese oppression, I’d learned that there was little benefit to continually worrying about what lay ahead. What was the point? We had no control over our destiny. The best we could do was enjoy any brighter moments when they arrived, however brief they might be. I’d also learned that every situation, no matter how bleak it might seem, always had the potential to improve, "

― Hazel Gaynor , When We Were Young & Brave