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
Just remember, Every day of your lives, you must always be sure what you're fighting for. — 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
Just remember that life is made up of change. We can't run away from it. — Gail Tsukiyama
Nothing ever stands still," she told them. "And neither should you. — Gail Tsukiyama
Just don't ever think you deserve to be beaten. — Gail Tsukiyama
He seemed to have a story no one had bothered to discover — 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
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
But how will I know it's my destiny?' 'Like love it will possess you ... You can't help but know. — Gail Tsukiyama
Beauty exists where you least expect to find it. — Gail Tsukiyama
To read and write will help you understand life ... to sew and mend will help you survive it. — 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
When I'm in the midst of finishing a book, I can be working around the clock. — 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 canvasyou 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
Even a snail will eventually reach its destination. — 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
