The Street of a Thousand Blossoms Quotes

“Even a snail will eventually reach its destination.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, The Street of a Thousand Blossoms

“Everything seems simpler from a distance.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, The Street of a Thousand Blossoms

“But how will I know it's my destiny?'

'Like love it will possess you... You can't help but know.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, The Street of a Thousand Blossoms

“Just remember, Every day of your lives, you must always be sure what you’re fighting for.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, The Street of a Thousand Blossoms

“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, The Street of a Thousand Blossoms

“To have strength without knowing how to use it means nothing.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, The Street of a Thousand Blossoms

“We live a short enough time on this earth. A man should do what he loves.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, The Street of a Thousand Blossoms

“Success is not handed to you. You must work hard for it and you must never dishonor what you’ve achieved.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, The Street of a Thousand Blossoms

“What wars really destroyed were families.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, The Street of a Thousand Blossoms

“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, The Street of a Thousand Blossoms

“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, The Street of a Thousand Blossoms

“We’re stepping into a new world, and an entire way of thinking must be changed. But the old ideas can’t be easily discarded. Like a pendulum, new ways must swing to the other side before returning.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, The Street of a Thousand Blossoms

“Grief was an opponent he would never be able to defeat.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, The Street of a Thousand Blossoms

“Just don’t ever think you deserve to be beaten.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, The Street of a Thousand Blossoms

“Perhaps things happen to help us learn about ourselves.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, The Street of a Thousand Blossoms: A Novel

“Like love, it will possess you, Hiro-chan,” she said. “You can’t help but know.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, The Street of a Thousand Blossoms: A Novel

“Haru looked at the devastation around her. I see a world covered in grey ash. I see a world covered in grey ash with flecks of white bone. I see a world covered in grey ash with flecks of white bone of all those who will never rise again.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, The Street of a Thousand Blossoms

“Ah yes, now Yoshio remembered the last myth. Three foxes together foretold disaster. And here they were, like three foxes trapped in a hole with disaster just above them.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, The Street of a Thousand Blossoms

“In the end, the body betrayed everyone.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, The Street of a Thousand Blossoms