Tokyo Ever After
Emiko Jean
Top 10 Best Quotes
“I don't have an American half and a Japanese half. I am a whole person. Nobody gets to tell me if I am Japanese enough or too American.”
“I used to think the world belonged to me. But I was wrong. I belong to the world. And sometimes … I guess sometimes, our choices have to reflect that.”
“I have snacks." Ah, the real three words every girl longs to hear.”
“Shout out to all the girls who apologize too much.”
“Now I understand How lonely the sun must be The unending job To rise again and again Setting fire to all it sees”
“The earth forgets but I will always remember Karaoke bars Pharmacies and cups of tea And plates of dorayaki”
“Born a foreigner I carry two halves with me Loose skin I pull on To go places and don't fit Like apple pie and mochi”
“If you don't fly too high, you don't have too far to fall.”
“Feelings are a real son of a bitch.”
“But if I had know I had a daughter, I would have found a solution." He studies me, waiting until my eyes raise to meet his. "I would have swum across the oceans. I would have scaled mountains. I would have crossed deserts. I would have found a way.”
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Book Keywords:
choices, gaijin, commitment-job-duty, belonging, inspirational, fitting-in, foreigner
