When You Wish Upon a Lantern Quotes

“There is magic on this sometimes wretched, unremarkable Earth. But often, you have to make your own wishes find the light.”
― Gloria Chao, When You Wish Upon a Lantern

“So many terrible things happen every day and I often want to hide away, lose all hope. And somehow you come along and make me believe in the good of people again.”
― Gloria Chao, When You Wish Upon a Lantern

“Leads.” Oh. Goddammit. I should’ve known. That horse’s ass. Literally. Leads is short for Leads the Way, my father’s beloved racehorse. And when I say that, I do not mean it in the logical meaning of those words. He doesn’t own the horse. He bets on him. Drives around, sometimes a few states away, just to watch him run. His second-favorite child, after Jiao. The true number two son, and a better fit for the nickname Poop Son.”
― Gloria Chao, When You Wish Upon a Lantern

“I’m making the outer pastry puff for egg tarts, one of her favorites, so it’s not that unusual for me to be thinking about her. And what’s my excuse for when I’m making all the other items in the bakery? Um, she has a sweet tooth?”
― Gloria Chao, When You Wish Upon a Lantern

“It started in fifth grade when Mrs. Hearn told the class that Stephanie Lee had won a spelling bee and I clapped enthusiastically, only to realize moments later that she had actually said, “Stephanie Lee was stung by a bee.”
― Gloria Chao, When You Wish Upon a Lantern

“Before, we were childhood best friends, constantly playing together in the alley shared by our family’s neighboring businesses. Then, more recently, he started becoming Kai, as in Kai with the infectious laugh and defined arms and delicious buns (I’m talking about the breads he bakes, okay?).”
― Gloria Chao, When You Wish Upon a Lantern