The Song of the Wild Geese Quotes

“Life is far too short not to enjoy it,” she instructed me cheerfully. “If I have one word of advice for you, Junko, it is this. Never do anything that you do not want to do. Never put a morsel of food into your mouth that you will not enjoy. If it is raining, do not sigh for the sunshine. Regret nothing.”
― India Millar, The Song of the Wild Geese

“Good. It doesn’t matter how much you play-act, people only see what you let them see. They cannot look into your thoughts or your heart, child. Always remember that.”
― India Millar, The Song of the Wild Geese

“Living only for the moment, giving all our time to the pleasures of the moon, the snow, cherry blossoms, and maple leaves. Singing songs, drinking sake, caressing each other, just drifting, drifting. Never giving a care if we had no money, never sad in our hearts. Only like a plant moving on the river’s current; this is what is called The Floating World.”
― India Millar, The Song of the Wild Geese

“We’re all slaves here, child. We owe everything we have to Auntie. But is it so different from being married? If we had a husband, we would do exactly as he told us. If our prayers were answered and we had boy children, then they too would treat us as their slave. No, believe me. We’re all better off here. We have good lives.”
― India Millar, The Song of the Wild Geese

“Never forget, people cannot see inside your head. They see only what you allow them to see.”
― India Millar, The Song of the Wild Geese

“Never”
― India Millar, The Song of the Wild Geese