The Book of Heroes Quotes

“One has to walk through the fields of knowledge to pick its flowers. Run, and you will miss the best blossoms.”
― Miyuki Miyabe, The Book of Heroes

“What is good, and what is evil? Where do you draw the line between the two?” Now Yuriko was getting a little upset. I’m just in fifth grade, you know. They haven’t taught us difficult things like that yet. “There”
― Miyuki Miyabe, The Book of Heroes

“This is the nameless land, they say. To you, who for reasons unknowable glimpse here these words. Good people, do not mistake the terms of the agreement: Do not ask men for the story of the nameless land. Do not move lips and tongue in an imitation of the tongue of the nameless land. Do not treat as men those who are imprisoned in the nameless land.”
― Miyuki Miyabe, The Book of Heroes

“One of the girls saw her, then did a double-take. Her eyes sparkled. Not a bright sparkle, but a dull, dark sparkle, like the twinkling of a lantern at the bottom of a deep well. Here’s something fun, her eyes said. Here’s something freakish. Let’s play with it and see if we can make it cry.”
― Miyuki Miyabe, The Book of Heroes