Gail Tsukiyama Quotes

• 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

  Mothers Day, Mom, Strong

  Gail Tsukiyama (2003). “Dreaming Water: A Novel”, p.164, Macmillan

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• Even a snail will eventually reach its destination.

  Gail Tsukiyama

  Patience, Destination, Snail

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• Sometimes you can’t let go of the past without facing it again.

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  Letting Go, Past, Sometimes

  Gail Tsukiyama (2008). “The Samurai's Garden: A Novel”, p.130, Macmillan

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• Beauty exists where you least expect to find it.

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  Gail Tsukiyama (2008). “The Samurai's Garden: A Novel”, p.148, Macmillan

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• Everything seems simpler from a distance.

  Gail Tsukiyama

  Distance, Seems

  Gail Tsukiyama (2007). “The Street of a Thousand Blossoms”, p.379, Macmillan

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• Do you think a champion is made out of thin air? It’s through the hardships you endure that you’ll gain real strength.

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  Real, Thinking, Air

  Gail Tsukiyama (2007). “The Street of a Thousand Blossoms”, p.178, Macmillan

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• 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.

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  Bravery, Trying, Village

  Gail Tsukiyama (2008). “The Samurai's Garden: A Novel”, p.123, Macmillan

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• To read and write will help you understand life. . .to sew and mend will help you survive it.

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  Writing, Helping

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• Just remember, Every day of your lives, you must always be sure what you’re fighting for.

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  Fighting, Remember

  Gail Tsukiyama (2007). “The Street of a Thousand Blossoms”, p.438, Macmillan

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• Don’t you think every face tells its own story? Like a book? More like a poem. If you study it long enough, you’ll soon find its meaning.

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  Book, Thinking, Long

  Gail Tsukiyama (2007). “The Street of a Thousand Blossoms”, p.288, Macmillan

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• I also find doing the mundane, everyday things in life has a calming, creative influence on me. Some of my best ideas come when I'm vacuuming or waiting in lines.

  Gail Tsukiyama

  Everyday Things, Things In Life, Ideas

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• 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.

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  Pain, Eye, Heart

  Gail Tsukiyama (2007). “The Language of Threads: A Novel”, p.66, Macmillan

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• Nothing ever stands still, and neither should you.

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  Should, Stills

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• To have strength without knowing how to use it means nothing.

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  Mean, Knowing, Use

  Gail Tsukiyama (2007). “The Street of a Thousand Blossoms”, p.271, Macmillan

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• Success is not handed to you. You must work hard for it and you must never dishonor what you’ve achieved.

  Gail Tsukiyama

  Hard Work, Dishonor, Hard

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• We live a short enough time on this earth. A man should do what he loves.

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  Men, Enough Time, Earth

  Gail Tsukiyama (2007). “The Street of a Thousand Blossoms”, p.230, Macmillan

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