White Mulberry Quotes

“At the end of hardship comes happiness.”
― Rosa Kwon Easton, White Mulberry

“It’s auspicious for a newborn baby to be on a ship,” the captain said. “It would be an honor to have you as guests on this trip, a kind of good luck charm.”
― Rosa Kwon Easton, White Mulberry

“Watching the mother and her baby, Miyoko fought back waves of regret. Since she hadn’t been able to breastfeed, it hadn’t taken long for Ko-chan to think that his aunts and grandmother were his mothers. Miyoko had yearned for a greater connection with her son, and now they finally had a second chance.”
― Rosa Kwon Easton, White Mulberry

“Ko-chan had proved he could do what was required under pressure. His touch had shown her he had feelings for her too.”
― Rosa Kwon Easton, White Mulberry

“she recited the story that she and Bohbeh had invented: I am the wife of a Japanese military officer in Korea. I need to go visit my husband with my son because he was injured and is gravely ill. This might be the only chance we have to see him alive.”
― Rosa Kwon Easton, White Mulberry

“Are there any requirements, like a high school diploma?” Miyoko hoped he wouldn’t ask for that.”
― Rosa Kwon Easton, White Mulberry

“I assume Hojoon will still support my dream of continuing my education, as you have all these years. And I want to work after having the baby. I know it’s not what women typically do, but I am good at my job, and it gives me purpose.”
― Rosa Kwon Easton, White Mulberry

“I’m getting married, and I’m pregnant. You’re going to have a grandchild! I love my husband-to-be so much, and I’m very happy. I thought I would never find love and get married, but I can’t imagine my life any other way now.”
― Rosa Kwon Easton, White Mulberry

“Yes, I would like that. I received a letter from my mother the other day, and she’s not doing well again. I want to go back and try to help her. I want my baby to know his or her heritage. Let’s go back to Korea as soon as possible.”
― Rosa Kwon Easton, White Mulberry

“The Japanese are censoring everything. Remember how the newspapers struck out Sohn’s name?” “The Korean Olympic hopeful?” “That’s right. The Korean marathon runner predicted to win medals for Japan at the Berlin Olympics around the corner. Chosun Ilbo tried to run an article using his Korean name, Sohn Kee-chung, and it was censored. The Mainichi Shimbun replaced it and used his Japanese one, Son Kitei, instead.”
― Rosa Kwon Easton, White Mulberry

“I prayed for what to do. I didn’t want to marry Hojoon, but at every turn he has shown up for me. I’m beginning to believe that Hojoon came into my life so that I could see the beauty of love, take a chance on marriage, and have this baby.”
― Rosa Kwon Easton, White Mulberry

“A sign?” Miyoko remembered Hojoon’s prayer: that if he got better, he would ask her to marry him. Maybe Hojoon had prayed for a baby too but hadn’t told her.”
― Rosa Kwon Easton, White Mulberry

“He had accepted her for who she was and had made her feel special with the gift of his handkerchief.”
― Rosa Kwon Easton, White Mulberry

“Miyoko didn’t want Hojoon to think she had changed her mind because she was having a baby. She was supposed to be in Japan for an education, not babies.”
― Rosa Kwon Easton, White Mulberry

“Miyoko started counting backward to when she and Hojoon had made love, trying to determine how much time had passed between then and when she started feeling nauseous, which was about a week ago. She swallowed, gathering that Bohbeh was right. If it was true, at least her mother and relatives weren’t here to see it. And Haramoto wouldn’t have to know for a while. Miyoko smoothed her hands over her stomach, but she wasn’t showing yet. Please let this be a coincidence.”
― Rosa Kwon Easton, White Mulberry

“Bohbeh’s eyes gradually registered something. “I’m not a doctor, but I think you might be pregnant.” “What?!” Miyoko’s eyes blinked in slow motion, like she was coming out of a dream. “I haven’t seen Hojoon in almost three months.”
― Rosa Kwon Easton, White Mulberry

“Miyoko cupped her hands over her mouth. Hojoon was ill. Anxiety pumped through her veins, and she wanted to go to him. She should have been more vigilant about his coughing and weight loss, but she had been too blinded by her happiness to see it.”
― Rosa Kwon Easton, White Mulberry