The Brightest Star Quotes

“Perhaps the dull ache I'm feeling comes from letting go, the realization that some memories should be left as just that, a moment in time when the fruits of life are at their sweetest.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, The Brightest Star

“Lately, it seemed the air between us was so thick with struggle at home I felt like I was suffocating.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, The Brightest Star

“You mustn't forget: who we are is a reflection of where we come from.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, The Brightest Star

“In my dreams I hear their voices, those young boys who were already cruel when they chased me through the schoolyard yelling, Chink, Chink, Chinabug. It's no wonder that so many of them have grown up to be the kind of men they are. Their voices may have deepened, their hair thinned or turned gray, their bellies softened and grown larger, but their hearts and minds remain as hard as stone, impenetrable. They are still those small-minded boys who tormented me. To them, I'll always be foreign--a porcelain China doll, or a fire-breathing dragon lady, neither of which belongs in their world. I had such high hopes for them. I thought they might know better as grown-ups and realize that there are more ways than one to view the world.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, The Brightest Star