

“It's a funny thing... but people mostly have it backward. They think they live by what they want. But really, what guides them is what they're afraid of. What they don't want.”
― And the Mountains Echoed
― And the Mountains Echoed

“The weak can overcome the strong if the weak persist. Persisting isn’t always safe, but it’s often necessary.”
― Parable of the Sower
― Parable of the Sower

“We cannot help but be interested in the stories of people that history pushes aside so thoughtlessly.”
― Pachinko
― Pachinko

“Beauty is an enormous, unmerited gift given randomly, stupidly.”
― And the Mountains Echoed
― And the Mountains Echoed

“Learn everything. Fill your mind with knowledge—it’s the only kind of power no one can take away from you.” Hansu never told him to study, but rather to learn, and it occurred to Noa that there was a marked difference. Learning was like playing, not labor.”
― Pachinko
― Pachinko
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