Best 13 quotes of Gail Tsukiyama on MyQuotes

Don’t you think every face tells its own story? Like a book? More like a poem. If you study it long enough, you’ll soon find its meaning.

Do you think a champion is made out of thin air? It’s through the hardships you endure that you’ll gain real strength.

I also find doing the mundane, everyday things in life has a calming, creative influence on me. Some of my best ideas come when I'm vacuuming or waiting in lines.

It is not an act of bravery to try to save your own village. It is an instinct to protect what you possess. Bravery is when you step in to help when you have nothing to lose.

Mothers and their children are in a category all their own. There's no bond so strong in the entire world. No love so instantaneous and forgiving.

Success is not handed to you. You must work hard for it and you must never dishonor what you’ve achieved.

The eyes mirror the heart of a person. An entire life can be seen through them. Love, sorrow, deceit, pain. If you look closely, it’s all there.

To have strength without knowing how to use it means nothing.

We live a short enough time on this earth. A man should do what he loves.

But how will I know it's my destiny?' 'Like love it will possess you... You can't help but know.

In the end, the body betrayed everyone.

Matsu gathered up what little was left of the food and wrapped it back up in the furoshiki. 'I followed you and the others down to the beach yesterday morning. I wondered if you might try to find your way to peace as she did.' 'I couldn't,' I began to cry, turning away in shame. Then Matsu leaned over close to my ear. He smelled of sweat and the earth as he whispered, 'It takes greater courage to live.

When you're young, you can excuse many things, hoping they will strengthen with time.