Gail Tsukiyama quotes

Even a snail will eventually reach its destination. (Gail Tsukiyama)

Beauty exists where you least expect to find it.

Gail Tsukiyama

Everything seems simpler from a distance.

Gail Tsukiyama

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

Gail Tsukiyama

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.

Gail Tsukiyama

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

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

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

Writing chose me...It came out of the need to learn about my heritage.

Gail Tsukiyama

A story's narrative demands ebb and flow when so much time is covered. There has to be change in order to create movement in a story. And then again, the time period and the culture had a lot to do with their staying power. Today, the world is much more fast paced, and hitting a stagnation point might mean the end of a relationship.

Gail Tsukiyama

Gail Tsukiyama

Occupation: American Novelist
Born: 1957
Quotes count: 10
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