Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Quotes

“If you make happy those that are near, those that are far will come.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“Whenever I see her, we laugh enough to last for the month. She's my best friend, and someday when we're old enough I'm going to talk her into staying here forever.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“She's my friend, the boy said simply. That's who she is and that's enough for me. As Minli looked at the buffalo boy, aglow with happiness against his poor surroundings, she saw it was enough for him. More than enough, as the smile that kept curling up on his face told her.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“You only lose what you cling to.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“Yes," Ba said sadly, "it is impossible. But it is not ridiculous.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“Stories are not a waste of time”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“Fortune was not a house full of gold and jade, but something much more.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“That is a question you have to ask the Old Man of the Moon.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“Impossible?" the goldfish man said. "Don't you see? Even fates written in the Book of Fortunes can be changed. How can anything be impossible?”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“Bringing fortune to our house! Making Fruitless Mountain bloom! You're always wishing to do impossible things! Stop believing stories and stop wasting your time.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“Do you remember the story I told you about the paper of happiness? And the secret, which was one word written over and over again? … I have thought a long time about what that word could have been,” Ba said. “Was it wisdom or honor? Love or truth? For a long time I liked to think that the word was kindness.”

Ma’s face remained hidden in Minli’s bed, but her sobs had stopped and Ba knew she was listening.

“But now,” Ba said, “I think, perhaps, the word was faith.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“For even in the misty light, the goldfish man could see her smiling a secret smile up to the sky to where the mountain meets the moon.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“What kept Minli from becoming dull and brown like the rest of the village were the stories her father told her every night at dinner. She glowed with such wonder and excitement”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“Minli suddenly thought of Ma and Ba. A wave of longing washed through her and a dryness caught in her throat that the tea could not moisten. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“If you make happy those who are near, those who are far will come.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“Ma stood by the window as the stars began to poke holes in the deep, blue velvet sky.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“the forest well. “You’ll get there much faster,” he said. Minli was a little doubtful about riding the dragon. It was one thing to climb on top of him while he was half covered by water, but now on dry land she realized how large he really was. The dragon was long, as long as the street in front of Minli’s house. If he stretched himself up on his arms and legs, he was as tall as a bird’s nest in a tree, she realized. Even now, bending down for her, he was higher than her house. But he bent his elbow for her like a step and with two hands, she boosted herself up and then climbed onto his back. The round ball on the dragon’s head was the size of a small melon, just big enough for her to wrap”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“Minli was not brown and dull like the rest of the village. She had glossy black hair with pink cheeks, shining eyes always eager for adventure, and a fast smile that flashed from her face. When people saw her lively and impulsive spirit, they thought her name, which meant quick thinking, suited her well. “Too well,” her mother sighed, as Minli had a habit of quick acting as well.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“Once when there were no rivers on the earth, the Jade Dragon was in charge of clouds. She decided when and where the clouds would rain upon the land and when they would stop. She was very proud of her power and of the reverence the people of earth paid her. Jade Dragon had four dragon children: Pearl, Yellow, Long, and Black. They were large and strong and good and kind. They helped Jade Dragon with her work, and whenever they flew in the sky she was overwhelmed with love and pride.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“Crowded in the corner of where Fruitless Mountain and the Jade River met was a village that was a shade of faded brown. This was because the land around the village was hard and poor. To coax rice out of the stubborn land, the fields had to be flooded with water. The villagers had to tramp in the mud, bending and stooping and planting day after day. Working in the mud so much made it spread everywhere and the hot sun dried it onto their clothes and hair and homes. Over time, everything in the village had become the dull color of dried mud.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“After the Old Man of the Moon told the magistrate that his son would marry the daughter of a grocer, Magistrate Tiger flew into a rage. With both hands he grabbed the page and tore it from the book. But before he could rip the page in two, the Old Man’s eyes stared into his and the light of the moon seemed to bind the magistrate still. As the silence hung in the air, Magistrate Tiger’s anger turned to fear. But, finally, the Old Man of the Moon nodded at him grimly. “Pages of the Book of Fortune do not tear easily, but that paper was being sent to you before I borrowed it,” the Old Man said. “So perhaps it is only fitting that you finally receive it. Take it. The Book has bestowed some extra qualities to it, though they will be as useless to you as the original paper would have been.” And without another word, the Old Man of the Moon stood up and walked away up the mountain. The magistrate could do nothing but stare, clutching the ripped paper in dumbfounded silence.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“او سرانجام فهمیده بود که خنده و سرخوشی دخترش با داشتن لباسهای زیبا و جواهرات بیشتر نمیشد و شور و شادی، مثل هدیه ای بسته بندی شده در انتظار باز شدن، داخل خانه ی خودش بود!”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“happy to see the dragon that she didn’t notice that most of Da-A-Fu’s family were”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“the Black Tortoise”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“resentfully.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“City of Bright Moonlight.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“grimly.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“adventure?”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“Moon.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

“The magistrate was harsh with his subordinates, ruthless to his enemies, and pitiless to his people. All feared his wrath, and when he roared his orders the people trembled. Behind his back, they called him Magistrate Tiger.”
― Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon