Gail Tsukiyama Quotes

When you're young, you can excuse many things, hoping they will strengthen with time. — 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

Everything seems simpler from a distance. — Gail Tsukiyama

What wars really destroyed were families. — Gail Tsukiyama

Success is not handed to you. You must work hard for it and you must never dishonor what you've achieved. — Gail Tsukiyama

It takes the same amount of energy to worry about the worst thing that can happen as it does to hope for the best. It's up to you to choose. — Gail Tsukiyama

Don't ever think that just because you do things differently, you're wrong. — Gail Tsukiyama

Even a snail will eventually reach its destination. — Gail Tsukiyama

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. — Gail Tsukiyama

Fear seems to be the ruling judge. — Gail Tsukiyama

To have strength without knowing how to use it means nothing. — Gail Tsukiyama

It's harder than I imagined, to be alone. I suppose I might get used to it, like an empty canvas
you slowly begin to fill. — Gail Tsukiyama

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

Nothing ever stands still, and neither should you. — Gail Tsukiyama

To read and write will help you understand life ... to sew and mend will help you survive it. — Gail Tsukiyama

Life is not just from within, it extends all around you, whether you wish it to or not. — 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

It takes greater courage to live. — Gail Tsukiyama

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

When I'm in the midst of finishing a book, I can be working around the clock. — Gail Tsukiyama

During the day, if I don't have any other commitments, I'm usually at my desk writing, revising, or researching anywhere from four to six hours. — Gail Tsukiyama

Just remember, Every day of your lives, you must always be sure what you're fighting for. — Gail Tsukiyama

Beauty exists where you least expect to find it. — Gail Tsukiyama

But how will I know it's my destiny?'
'Like love it will possess you ... You can't help but know. — Gail Tsukiyama

Sometimes things don't work out as they're planned, and there have to be sacrifices in order to make things better again. — Gail Tsukiyama

To be noble, ... was to account for the life you lived, to always account for your mistakes, and to have dignity and worth. — Gail Tsukiyama

He seemed to have a story no one had bothered to discover — Gail Tsukiyama

Just don't ever think you deserve to be beaten. — Gail Tsukiyama

Nothing ever stands still," she told them. "And neither should you. — Gail Tsukiyama

Just remember that life is made up of change. We can't run away from it. — Gail Tsukiyama

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