Shadow Quotes

“You can't climb a mountain if you don;t look where you're going.”
― Amanda Sun, Shadow

“And who knows, maybe this will all sort itself out and you’ll have choices you didn’t even realize you had. You still have choices, because you can decide how you face this.”
― Amanda Sun, Shadow

“Her glittering nails and dangling earrings made her seem fragile sometimes, like something delicate, but then I'd find her standing alone on the roof in a storm, and I'd see the strength in her.”
― Amanda Sun, Shadow

“I know," Diane said, "but not having options doesn't mean you don't have choices." "Um...I don't get it." Diane crouched in front of me, smelling of sweat and punch and appetizers from downstairs. "You can come to Japan filled with hope and confidence that you'll make it work. Or you can be dragged because your life's in tatters and none of us can fix it the way you want. And who knows, maybe this will all sort itself out and you'll have choices you didn't even realize you had. You still have choices because you can decide how you face this. You can choose your next move, Katie.”
― Amanda Sun, Shadow

“I looked into the sea of black as the mourners trampled around our living room and spilled into the kitchen. There was no space for memories; there was no space to breathe.”
― Amanda Sun, Shadow

“...it's not like you expect people to die. You somehow think they won't, that life will just carry on the way it is now. You get too comfortable. And then life shatters, and you pull the shards around yourself so you can pretend it's all fine.”
― Amanda Sun, Shadow